Mindfulness bootcamp aims to cure doctor burnout
NCT ID NCT07283744
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a six-week mindfulness program called BEST (Building Emotional Strength Training) in 80 healthcare workers from UCLA Health. The program teaches loving-kindness, compassion, and other skills to reduce stress, depression, and burnout. Participants will fill out questionnaires and provide blood samples to check inflammation. The goal is to see if this approach can improve mental health and well-being in a high-stress profession.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Building Emotional Strength Training (BEST) - a mindfulness-based behavioral program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a practical, low-cost way to reduce stress and burnout among healthcare professionals, improving their well-being and potentially patient care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 80 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is behavioral, so effects may vary, and long-term benefits are unknown.
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Study facts
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- 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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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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.
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18 years and older
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1) full-time physician (M.D. or D.O.), 2) at least 18 years of age, 3) able to attend the six-week intervention, 4) fluent in English, and 5) access to the internet and email. Exclusion Criteria. 1) having a current and consistent meditation practice (i.e., engaging in a formal meditation practice at least three days per week for five minutes each day), 2) previous participation in a Four Immeasurable course (e.g., attending a Brahmaviharas meditation retreat), 3) absence of at least mild levels of perceived stress as determined by a score less than five on the four-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-4; 92), 4) regular tobacco use (given its impact on immune function; 90), and 5) failure to agree to the informed consent. The presence or absence of perceived stress will be assessed using the PSS-4 during the initial phone screening.
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Conditions
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Locations
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University of California, Los Angeles
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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