Effect of Coaching on Mid-Career Physician Well-Being, Job Satisfaction, and Fulfillment

RCT: Effect of Coaching on Mid-Career Physician Well-Being, Job Satisfaction, and Fulfillment

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03207581

Enrollment

Registered

2017-07-05

Start date

2017-07-18

Completion date

2018-04-30

Last updated

2018-12-11

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Conditions

Burnout, Professional

Brief summary

The study will assess the effect of individualized professional coaching for mid-career family medicine and general internal medicine physicians on burnout, job satisfaction, and professional fulfillment.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALProfessional Coaching

Professional, individualized coaching

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

25 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. General internal medicine and family physicians 2. In practice for 5-30 years

Exclusion criteria

1. physicians who specialize in areas other than general internal medicine and family medicine 2. physicians who have been in practice less than 5 years or more than 30 years

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
change in Utrecht Work Engagement score	6 months
Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory score	6 month
Change in Physician Job Satisfaction Scale score	6 month
change in Empowerment at Work Scale score	6 month

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory score	12 month
Change in Physician Job Satisfaction Scale score	12 months
change in Empowerment at Work Scale score	12 months
change in Utrecht Work Engagement score	12 months

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 20, 2026