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Adaptation of Helping Ovarian Cancer Patients Cope (HOPE) for Clinician Burnout (HOPE-C)

NCT ID: NCT07282158Sponsor: Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterLast updated: 2026-06-17

Summary

This clinical trial tests an adapted version of the Helping Ovarian Cancer Patients Cope (HOPE) intervention to address burnout among gynecologic oncology clinicians. Stress and burnout among gynecologic oncology clinicians can have far-reaching impacts not only on physicians at the individual level (e.g., distress, mental illness) but also at the professional (e.g., worse patient outcomes, increased errors) and societal levels (fewer physicians in this specialty, more system strain). The original Helping Ovarian Cancer Patients Cope (HOPE) is a workshop to promote hope among patients with ovarian cancer through creating positive narratives using the hope theory and social-cognitive theory. The adapted intervention for clinicals (HOPE-C) will use the same concepts but tailored to clinician experiences by fostering peer support and retelling their challenging stories and may address burnout for gynecologic oncology clinicians.

Detailed description

OUTLINE: OBJECTIVE 1 DEVELOPMENT OF INTERVENTION: Clinicians review HOPE-C intervention materials and complete an interview and questionnaire on study. OBJECTIVE 2 PILOT TRIAL: Clinicians attend HOPE-C sessions (changing their narrative, managing life's uncertainty and finding meaning) once weekly for 4 weeks, with each session lasting approximately 30-45 minutes. Clinicians complete a questionnaire before and after completing all HOPE-C sessions. OBJECTIVE 3: Clinicians may undergo an interview after completing HOPE-C sessions.

Arms & interventions

  • BehavioralBehavioral Intervention

    Complete HOPE-C sessions

  • OtherInterview

    Complete interview

  • OtherSurvey Administration

    Ancillary studies

Outcome measures

Primary

  • Objective 1: Clinician feedback for Helping Ovarian Cancer Patients Cope-Clinician Burnout (HOPE-C)

    Will assess clinician's feedback around the content, delivery structure, and materials for the adapted HOPE-C intervention. Qualitative Description will be used to analyze the data.

    Time frame: Day 1

  • Objective 2: Feasibility (Accrual rate)

    Feasibility cutoff includes ≥ 50% of eligible clinicians enrolling in the study.

    Time frame: At time of enrollment

  • Objective 2: Feasibility (Rate of intervention completion)

    Feasibility cutoff includes ≥ 50% of enrolled clinicians completing all sessions.

    Time frame: At 4 weeks

  • Objective 2: Feasibility (Rate of survey completion)

    Feasibility cutoff includes ≥ 50% of enrolled clinicians completing all surveys.

    Time frame: At baseline and 2-week post-intervention

  • Objective 2: Acceptability of HOPE-C

    Assessed by the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability (TFA) questionnaire, which is an 8-item questionnaire assessing acceptability of healthcare interventions across seven constructions: Affective Attitude, Burden, Ethicality, Intervention Coherence, Opportunity Costs, Perceived Effectiveness and Self-efficacy. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale (e.g., 1 = strongly dislike, 5 = strongly like) and a mean is computed across all seven constructs (n=7 items) and a single outcome is examined for the general item. Total mean score ranges from 1 to 5, with higher scores indicating greater acceptability of the intervention.

    Time frame: At 2-week post-intervention

  • Objective 2: Satisfaction of HOPE-C

    Will be assessed by using three items assessing overall satisfaction. A cutoff score of ≥ 7 (out of 10) will be used for each satisfaction item.

    Time frame: At 2-week post-intervention

  • Objective 3: Optimization of the intervention

    Feedback will be gathered from clinicians who participated in the intervention to assess their feedback on how to optimize the intervention in clinical settings.

    Time frame: At 2-week post-intervention

  • Objective 3: Delivery of the intervention

    Feedback will be gathered from clinicians who participated in the intervention to assess their feedback on the delivery of the intervention in clinical settings.

    Time frame: At 2-week post-intervention

Eligibility criteria

Sex: AllAge: 18 Years and olderHealthy volunteers: Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years of age or older * English speaking * Able to provide informed consent * Working with patients with ovarian cancer (gynecologic oncologists, medical oncologists, nurses, social workers, and advance practice providers \[APPs\])

Study locations (1)

Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

Seattle, Washington, 98109

Recruiting
Megan J. Shen, PhD · Contact
Megan J. Shen, PhD · Principal Investigator