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Narrative Medicine for Healthcare Professional Burnout

This study is looking at whether Narrative Medicine Workshops can help reduce burnout and stress in healthcare professionals. Burnout is a type of long-term stress from work that can make you feel exhausted and less fulfilled. The study will involve 60 healthcare professionals who are faculty at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in internal medicine, surgery, or pediatrics. Participants will attend 3 to 6 monthly Narrative Medicine Workshops. Researchers will measure changes in burnout levels using a survey called the Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) after six months to see if the workshops are successful. The study's current status is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study with 60 participants. It is not specified if it is randomized or blinded.
What's involved
You would attend an initial Narrative Medicine Workshop, followed by 3 to 6 monthly workshops.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your burnout levels will be measured at Month 6 after starting the workshops.

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NCT07136597

Narrative Medicine Effects on Burnout and Stress

Not Yet Recruiting
NAAges 21+InterventionalSupportive care
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
~60 participants
Updated 2026-07-28 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Narrative Medicine Workshop

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS)
Measured over Month 6

Conditions

Healthcare Professionals

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Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    Winston-Salem, North Carolinastudy coordinator listed

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Study leadership

  • Cormac O'Donovan, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Who to contact

Kennedy R Combs, MD
[email protected]
828-458-9926
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Study participants must be current faculty at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist (AHWFB) within three departments: internal medicine, surgery and pediatrics

Exclusion

Faculty who are not currently working at AHWFB may be excluded

What this trial measures

  • Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS)Month 6

    Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services Survey, is a questionnaire used to assess burnout among professionals in human service fields. It measures three core dimensions of burnout: Emotional Exhaustion (EE), Depersonalization (DP), and Personal Accomplishment (PA). Each dimension is scored based on the responses to a series of questions, using a 7-point scale (0-6) where higher scores generally indicate higher levels of burnout.