NCT06875882

Evaluating Occupational Stress in Surgeons and Musicians: A Multi-modal Pilot Study Using Wearable EEG, Biomarker Analysis and Validated Questionnaires

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To learn about occupational stress among surgeons and musicians by integrating psychological assessments, neurophysiological measures, and biomarkers.

Detailed description

Primary Objectives • To assess the change in occupational stress among surgeons and musicians by measuring physiological and psychological stress markers. Endpoints: * Changes in salivary cortisol levels (before and after surgeries for surgeons and live public performances for musicians). * Changes in State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-Short (STAI-S) scores (administered pre- and post-surgery/performance). SECONDARY OBJECTIVES AND ENDPOINTS • Assessing and comparing anxiety and burnout, based on the MBI, STAI-T, M-PAS, and SCAT, in surgeons and musicians Endpoints: * Baseline levels of anxiety and burnout measured using the MBI, M-PAS, STAI-T, and SCAT. * Emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment from the MBI in both groups.

Conditions

• Occupational Stress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Occupational Stress in Surgeons and Musicians	Participants will complete 5 questionnaires about participants demographics, burnout rates, and anxiety levels after participants consent to this study. These questionnaires will be sent to participants via email and should take about 15-20 minutes to complete.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-03-17
• Primary completion: 2028-03-31
• Completion: 2028-03-31
• First posted: 2025-03-13
• Last updated: 2026-04-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States