STRess Assessment of INterventional Cardiology Fellows and Attendings
ConditionStress
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMinneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
About this trial
Interventional cardiology (IC) fellows and attendings experience high levels of stress. In a recent study, IC fellowship was considered very stressful by 22%, somewhat stressful by 62%, and not stressful by 16%(1). In a different study, 29% of the IC fellows considered leaving their job during the past year, while more than a quarter (29%) felt overwhelmed ≥3x/week(2). Moreover, the same study reports that burnout affects 69% of the interventional cardiologists. In addition, in the Medscape Cardiologist Lifestyle, Happiness \& Burnout Report 2023, 43% of the cardiologists in general reported being burned out and 23% were depressed(3). However, it remains unknown whether they deal with increased stress before, during, and after a procedure, if their stress decreases (and if so, how much) with experience, and how they recover after a procedure. The present study will study the stress levels of IC fellows and attendings using various subjective metrics and wearable devices.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Interventional Cardiology fellow or attending.
Age 18 years or older.
Willing and able to provide informed consent.
Access to smartphone (Apple or Android platform).
Disqualifiers
None
Trial population
The target study population is all interventional cardiology attendings and fellows at Minneapolis Heart Institute.
Trial design
Design model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
No trial groups listed
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
Heart Rate Variability (HRV) as assessed by the wearable devices
Time frame
From enrollment to end of study period at 14 daysSecondary outcomes
1
Stress
Subjective stress assessed by the STAI-short version at baseline, before and after a procedure. Higher scores on the STAI indicate greater anxiety
Time frame
Baseline and at the end of study period at 14 days2
Procedural characteristics
Procedural characteristics as assessed by the post-procedural questionnaire
Time frame
Perioperative3
Burnout
Burnout as assessed by the Mini-Z survey. A higher score indicates increased burnout
Time frame
From enrollment to end of study period at 14 days4
Heart Rate
Heart rate as assessed by the wearable device(s).
Time frame
From enrollment to end of study period at 14 daysSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov