Can a monthly meal fight burnout? new study tests 'Commensality Groups' for med students
NCT ID NCT06656650
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether monthly group meals with guided conversation can reduce burnout and loneliness in medical students during their clinical rotations. Eighty students will be randomly assigned to attend at least three of six monthly meals led by a resident. The goal is to see if this simple approach improves well-being, as it has for doctors and residents.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- structured group meals with guided conversation
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to reduce burnout and improve well-being for medical students.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 80 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is behavioral, so effects may vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Currently a medical student on clerkships at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Exclusion Criteria: * Not currently on a leave of absence, research year, or otherwise not enrolled in the medical school program
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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