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Electrotherapy Stimulation Together With Life Coaching for the Support of Burnout Symptoms in Healthcare Workers
Led by Roswell Park Cancer Institute · Updated on 2026-04-15
40
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
76 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This clinical trial evaluates the effect of life coaching together with Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) as an intervention to decrease self-reported symptoms of burnout, moral distress, resilience, and employee retention in oncology healthcare workers. Burnout and moral distress are occupational hazards for oncology healthcare workers. Emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and lack of personal accomplishment at work are symptoms of burnout. Moral distress may be defined as knowing the right thing to do but being unable to do so based upon internal or external constraints. The device is attached to the earlobes that uses cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) at a microcurrent to alleviate symptoms of anxiety, insomnia, pain, and possibly depression. Life coaching is partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential and can increase resiliency skills such as boundary setting and prioritizing, increases in self-compassion and self-care, and potentially indirectly positively impact patient care. Undergoing the use of CES via the CES device, coupled with life coaching, may help alleviate burnout symptoms and moral distress in oncology healthcare workers.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Electrotherapy Stimulation Together With Life Coaching for the Support of Burnout Symptoms in Healthcare Workers
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age between 21 and 75 years old
- Patient-facing healthcare worker (e.g., medical doctor, advanced practice provider, nurse)
- Experiencing burnout symptoms as indicated by a specific survey score
- Working on the Buffalo-Niagara Medical Campus
- Able to attend three one-hour in-person appointments at Roswell Park during weeks 1, 6, and 12
- Able to use the CES device daily for one hour (not in bath or shower)
- Able to read and write in English
- Have access to a computer with internet and email
- Able to attend three virtual 60-minute group life coaching sessions via Zoom
- Able to complete three 10-15 minute pre-recorded video assignments
- Understand the study and provide written informed consent
You will not qualify if you...
- Currently pregnant or nursing (pregnancy verified by urine test if applicable)
- History of Meniere's disease, vertigo, dizziness, seizure disorder
- Have a pacemaker, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, cochlear implant, or other electrical implant that cannot be turned off
- Unable to tolerate minimum stimulation amplitude during initial device training
- Any medical or psychiatric condition deemed unsuitable by the study physician
- Unwilling or unable to follow the study protocol requirements
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
CROSSOVER
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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