The Professional Peer Resilience Initiative (PPRI)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04396600 |
Recruitment Status :
Enrolling by invitation
First Posted : May 20, 2020
Last Update Posted : September 8, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Stress Stress Disorder Stress, Psychological Trauma, Psychological Anxiety Anxiety State Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Secondary Traumatic Stress Professional Quality of Life Stress Related Disorder Stress Reaction Stress Risk Mental Resilience Emotional Resilience | Behavioral: MinnRAP Peer Support Program |
Study Type : | Observational |
Estimated Enrollment : | 1200 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | The Professional Peer Resilience Initiative: Leveraging a Data-Driven Model to Maximize the Resilience of Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
Actual Study Start Date : | June 8, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | May 25, 2022 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | May 25, 2022 |
Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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Healthcare Workers Already Starting Peer Support Program |
Behavioral: MinnRAP Peer Support Program
The behavioral intervention consists of 1) pairing healthcare workers into "Battle Buddies" who maintain daily dialogue to detect stress and anxiety and 2) assigning a mental health consultant to each department to facilitate Battle Buddies and provide both small group sessions and individual psychological triage/referrals. |
Healthcare Workers Starting Peer Support Program Later |
Behavioral: MinnRAP Peer Support Program
The behavioral intervention consists of 1) pairing healthcare workers into "Battle Buddies" who maintain daily dialogue to detect stress and anxiety and 2) assigning a mental health consultant to each department to facilitate Battle Buddies and provide both small group sessions and individual psychological triage/referrals. |
- Change in professional quality of life [ Time Frame: Before peer support program, through study completion (an average of 7 months) ]Professional Quality of Life Questionnaire (proQOL): min score of 10; max score of 50; higher scores mean worse outcome
- Change in mental health symptoms and resilience markers [ Time Frame: Before peer support program, through study completion (an average of 7 months) ]Stress Risk & Resilience Self-Index: min score 0; max score of 12; higher scores mean worse outcome

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Healthcare workers (HCWs) and mental health consultants (MHCs) in UMN medical school departments
Exclusion Criteria:
- None

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04396600
United States, Minnesota | |
University of Minnesota | |
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455 |
Principal Investigator: | Cristina S Albott, MD | University of Minnesota |
Responsible Party: | University of Minnesota |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04396600 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
PSYCH-2020-28762 |
First Posted: | May 20, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 8, 2021 |
Last Verified: | September 2021 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Resilience COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease 2019 Coronavirus |
Healthcare Workers Frontline Traumatic Stress |
Disease Compassion Fatigue Fractures, Stress Anxiety Disorders Stress Disorders, Traumatic Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress, Psychological Psychological Trauma Pathologic Processes |
Mental Disorders Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders Behavioral Symptoms Fractures, Bone Wounds and Injuries Mental Fatigue Fatigue Occupational Stress |