Assessing the Impact of Acupuncture Therapy on Medical Resident Well-Being: Feasibility and Acceptance

NYU Langone Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Exhaustion; Syndrome

Treatments: Behavioral: Auricular Acupuncture Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03245034

16-02292

Details and patient eligibility

About

This feasibility study develops methods for larger-scale research, evaluating the acceptability and perceived impact of a group acupuncture and acupressure intervention, as well as suitability of a self-report instrument. During their weekly training program, eleven OB residents at NYU Lutheran Medical Center will receive three sessions of auricular acupuncture therapy. (This resident population was previously anonymously surveyed and all expressed interest in participating in such a study). The Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL) will be administered at 6 time points. A brief survey will also be given to assess participants' acceptance of the intervention as well as applicability of the ProQOL instrument. Additional feasibility-related outcomes include protocol compliance/withdrawals, adverse events, and time taken to complete intervention and surveys.

Enrollment: 12 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 44 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Enrollment in NYU Lutheran Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency program

Exclusion criteria

• Women currently pregnant or attempting to conceive

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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12 participants in 1 patient group

fourth-year Obstetrics and Gynecology residents

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention will be three sessions of auricular acupuncture therapy; there will be no control intervention.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Auricular Acupuncture Therapy