Doctor, meet your patient: a prescription for burnout?

NCT ID NCT05713669

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at whether having resident doctors meet former ICU patients they treated can reduce professional burnout and increase fulfillment. About 30 residents and patients will take part. Researchers will survey the doctors before and after the meeting and interview them to see how the experience affects them.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to

If successful, this could point toward a simple way to reduce burnout among doctors-in-training by reconnecting them with the patients they helped.

What could go wrong

This is a very small, early study (30 people) with no control group, so results may not apply broadly. It measures feelings, not hard medical outcomes.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Burnout, Professional

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

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Locations

  • University of Michigan

    RECRUITING

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

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