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Behavioural Intervention

The Relational Playbook for Burnout

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Heather Marie Gilmartin, PhD NP BSN
Research Sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up through study completion, an average of 1.5 years
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial aims to help improve the well-being of VA employees, particularly frontline managers, by providing them with resources and tools to create supportive learning environments. The trial will test the effectiveness of a program called

Who is the study for?
This trial is for frontline managers at the Veterans Health Administration, specifically those working in cardiac catheterization laboratories. It aims to help them create supportive team environments that can reduce burnout and turnover among healthcare workers.
What is being tested?
The study tests 'The Relational Playbook' intervention with two types of support: enhanced leadership coaching or standard implementation support. The goal is to see if these methods are feasible and acceptable ways to improve work culture and employee well-being.
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves organizational interventions rather than medical treatments, traditional side effects are not applicable. However, there may be unintended consequences related to changes in workplace dynamics or resistance to new practices.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~through study completion, an average of 1.5 years
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and through study completion, an average of 1.5 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Acceptability as assessed by interviews and survey trends
Feasibility as assessed by interviews and survey trends
Secondary study objectives
Adoption/demand as assessed by number of interventions implemented and coaching attendance
Cost as assessed by mean time/wage
Ease of Use as assessed by ease of use rating
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Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: EnhancedExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
CCLs will be randomized to enhanced leadership coaching implementation support (n=3) or standard implementation support (n=3). All groups will implement the Playbook. The enhanced group will receive 6 months of leadership coaching support. The standard implementation group will receive logistical support, but no alternative to coaching, such as advisement.
Group II: StandardActive Control1 Intervention
The standard implementation group will receive logistical support, but no alternative to coaching, such as advisement.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

VA Office of Research and DevelopmentLead Sponsor
1,658 Previous Clinical Trials
3,361,628 Total Patients Enrolled
Heather Marie Gilmartin, PhD NP BSNPrincipal InvestigatorRocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO
~7 spots leftby Dec 2025