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Can a smartphone app ease burnout in overworked doctors?

NCT ID NCT07639827

Symptom relief Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This pilot study will test whether a 6-week app-based mental fitness program can improve wellbeing and self-compassion in anesthesiology residents. Sixty residents will be randomly assigned to either the mental fitness app or a control program. The main goal is to see if such a program is practical and acceptable in a high-stress job, not yet to prove it works.

What this could mean

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Active substance
app-based mental fitness program (Positive Intelligence)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a practical, scalable way to reduce burnout and boost self-compassion in high-stress medical professionals.
What could go wrong
This is a very small pilot study (60 participants) testing feasibility, not effectiveness. Results may not apply to other groups, and the app may not provide lasting benefits.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

About 60 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Aug 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Jan 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Current PGY4 anesthesiology resident at Massachusetts General Hospital or Brigham and Women's Hospital * Willingness to provide informed consent Resident Loved One Inclusion Criteria * The choice of a resident loved one will be at the discretion of the resident. * This may include partners, family, friends or other loved ones. * Only one individual per resident will be eligible to participate. * Residents will be eligible to participate even if no loved one is identified. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to complete English-language questionnaires * Inability to access and use the intervention components (smartphone app/web platform) * Age \<18 years * Concurrent participation in another interventional study designed to target mental fitness or wellbeing

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anxiety anxiety disorder Burnout, Psychological Depression depressive disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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Anxiety Burnout Depression Self-compassion Wellness

How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

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