Creative Arts Program to Reduce Burnout in Healthcare Professionals (CORAL)

University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Depression, Anxiety; Burn-Out Syndrome

Treatments: Behavioral: Dance/Movement; Behavioral: Writing/Poetry; Behavioral: Control; Behavioral: Music; Behavioral: Visual Arts

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT04276922

NEAPS1801 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

18-2759

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study plans to learn if creative arts programs that include visual, musical, written, or physical expression can reduce symptoms of burnout syndrome, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety in critical care healthcare professionals. This study also explores if creative arts can enhance the connection to the purpose of work, the development of adequate coping skills, while providing time to connect with peers.

Enrollment: 195 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Employed as a healthcare provider, practicing primarily in a hospital setting for at least 20 hours per week.

• Positive symptoms of burnout measured via the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI):

  • emotional exhaustion score of >17, or
  • depersonalization score of >7, or
  • personal accomplishment score of < 31.

Exclusion criteria

• Unwillingness to participate in any of the four creative arts interventions.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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195 participants in 5 patient groups

Visual Arts Group

Experimental group

Description:

Visual Arts group - sketch journals

Treatment:

Behavioral: Visual Arts

Music Group

Experimental group

Description:

Music group involves music-listening exercises (such as lyric analysis, patient-chosen, music for relaxation and/or visualization) and active music making.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Music

Dance/Movement Group

Experimental group

Description:

Dance/Movement group - movement check-in, gentle physical warm-up, and then either a structured or improvisational movement process.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Dance/Movement

Writing/Poetry Group

Experimental group

Description:

Writing/Poetry group uses writing workshops using integral elements of good writing.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Writing/Poetry

Control Group

Experimental group

Description:

Surveys at baseline and 12 weeks later.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Control