A Study to Asses Wellness Using a Brain Sensing Device on Physicians

Mayo Clinic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stress, Emotional; Quality of Life; Sleep

Treatments: Device: Muse S™ Headband system

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT04743973

20-007207

Details and patient eligibility

About

A study to asses the feasibility of physicians using a wearable brain sensing wellness device during a time of increased work load, patient volume and stressors to assess the association between duration of active state and calm state as measured by the wearable brain sensing wellness device, and quality of life (QOL), subjective stress, sleep and resilience.

Full description

Participants will be instructed on how to use a brain sensing device and corresponding digital application to engage in structured digital mindfulness practices daily for 3 months. Subjects will be requested to use the device and practice daily, but the amount of time and frequency daily will be to their choosing. Subjects will also complete questionnaires and cognitive based testing throughout participation.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years of age or older at time of consent
• Practicing Physicians at Mayo Clinic
• Not pregnant by subject self-report at time of consent
• Have the ability to provide informed consent
• Have the ability to complete all aspects of this trial
• Have access to a smart phone or tablet device
• Have no contraindicating comorbid health condition which would interfere with the proper use of the Muse-S™ system, as determined by the clinical investigators

Exclusion criteria

• Used an investigational drug within the past 30 days
• Currently (within the past 3 weeks) been practicing mindfulness training on a weekly/regular basis
• Currently (within 3 weeks) been enrolled in another clinical or research program (e.g. CAM) which intervenes on the patients' QOL, or stress
• An unstable medical or mental health condition as determined by the physician investigator

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 1 patient group

Practicing Physicians

Experimental group

Description:

Practicing physicians at Mayo Clinic caring for patients during the COVID 19 pandemic will receive the Muse S™ Headband system, and will be asked to utilize it at least 4 times per week for a minimum of 10 minutes each time over a period of 3 months (12 weeks).

Treatment:

Device: Muse S™ Headband system