Mindfulness to the Clinical Setting: The Mind Hand Connection Study (MHC)

University of Michigan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Education, Medical; Patient Safety; Mindfulness; Hand Hygiene

Treatments: Behavioral: Mindfulness Education

Study type: Interventional

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

Identifiers

NCT03165799

2016-020159-0004

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a single center, randomized study that assessed the effects of mindfulness training on physician teaching teams at a VA hospital.

Full description

The primary objective of this study was to evaluate changes in hand hygiene compliance pre- and post- intervention in Internal Medicine physician and medical student inpatient teaching teams. Half of the teaching teams received the intervention of mindfulness education. Blinded observers collected data on hand hygiene compliance and mindfulness behaviors for both teams during patient care rounds for 1-week pre and post intervention. Additionally, the intervention group participated in focus group/interview discussions.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Internal Medicine attendings, residents, interns and medical students on inpatient patient care teams, able to provide consent

Exclusion criteria

Surgical attendings, residents, interns or subspeciality teams, Internal medicine attendings rotating on non-resident teams

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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32 participants in 2 patient groups

Mindfulness Education

Experimental group

Description:

Participants viewed an informational video titled, "All it Takes is 10 Mindful Minutes" by mindfulness expert, Andy Puddicombe. Following the video, a guided discussion was provided that focused on how the principles of mindfulness can be used to influence a physician's state of mental presence, allowing for moments of clarity, insight, and reflection, and potentially enhance provider and patient safety.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness Education

No Intervention

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants did not receive mindfulness education.