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Creative Arts Program to Reduce Burnout in Healthcare Professionals
Who can join
Ages 18 to 85 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Employed as a healthcare provider, practicing primarily in a hospital setting for at least 20 hours per week. * Positive symptoms of burnout measured via the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI): * emotional exhaustion score of \>17, or * depersonalization score of \>7, or * personal accomplishment score of \< 31. Exclusion Criteria: • Unwillingness to participate in any of the four creative arts interventions.
About the study
This study plans to learn if creative arts programs that include visual, musical, written, or physical expression can reduce symptoms of burnout syndrome, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety in critical care healthcare professionals. This study also explores if creative arts can enhance the connection to the purpose of work, the development of adequate coping skills, while providing time to connect with peers.
What is being tested
- Visual Arts (behavioral)
- Music (behavioral)
- Dance/Movement (behavioral)
- Writing/Poetry (behavioral)
- Control (behavioral)
Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver · Participants: 195 · Started: Mar 1, 2020
Contact the study team
- Rafaela Mantelli, BS · Phone: 303-724-6377
- Jeffrey McKeehan, MSN · Phone: 303-724-6080
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT04276922
Locations in the U.S.
| Colorado | University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 29, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.