Compassion-Centered Spiritual Health Team Intervention for Oncology and Intensive Care Staff at Emory University

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are evaluating a Compassion-Centered Spiritual Health Team Intervention CCSH-TI, a group-based program designed for mixed-role oncology teams to address provider burnout. This interventional study will compare CCSH-TI to treatment as usual TAU among staff members, including nurses, physicians, advanced practice providers, and other employees at a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. The goal is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of this mindfulness and compassion-based approach, as well as to develop a new, low-burden tool to measure psychological safety and burnout. Participants will be randomly assigned by teams of 8-12 members to either the CCSH-TI group or the TAU group. The CCSH-TI involves four 60-minute sessions delivered every other week by healthcare chaplains, focusing on resilience, compassion for self and others, and psychological safety. The TAU group will continue with access to all existing well-being resources available to employees. The study duration from consent to completion of data collection is approximately 22 to 23 weeks. During the study, participants will complete self-report surveys, ecological momentary assessments EMA, and use an electronically activated recorder EAR at three points before the intervention, immediately after, and 12 weeks later. Researchers will evaluate enrollment rates, attendance, retention, satisfaction, and perceived benefits of the intervention, as well as the acceptability of the data collection methods. This comprehensive monitoring aims to inform future randomized controlled trials and improve burnout prevention strategies in healthcare teams.

CCSH (Compassion-Centered Spiritual Health) for Teams