An observational study in Burnout, Professional, Negative Affect and Positive Affect, sponsored by Mercy Health Ohio. Enrolling by invitation at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 21 Years to 70 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-09.
Sponsored by Mercy Health Ohio · Observational
The goal of this observational study is to monitor the floatation experience and continue the program as long as deemed important. The main question it aims to answer is: will inventory wellbeing scores increase according to the number of floatation sessions accrued? Nurses (registered, practitioner, and anesthetist) and physicians, employed at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Trauma Center, Mercy Health, will be welcomed to participate in the floatation experience. Participants will be given an option to complete the Wellbeing Inventory survey prior to each floatation session.
The floatation program is a Mercy Health enterprise sponsored by the Mercy Health Mahoning Valley Foundation.The goal of this study is to monitor the floatation experience and continue the program as long as deemed important. The investigators hypothesize that inventory wellbeing scores will increase according to the number of floatation sessions accrued. Nurses (registered, practitioner, and anesthetist) and physicians, employed at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Trauma Center, Mercy Health, will be welcomed to participate in the optional floatation program in Warren, Ohio at no financial cost to them. They will become aware of floatation options through the Mercy Health Be Well wellness program. Floatation monitoring will include assessments of wellbeing, nonstress, and positive affect scores. Participants will be given an option to complete the Wellbeing Inventory survey prior to each floatation session. This will be a self-reporting anonymous process. The investigator will never know the identity of the participant.
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This study's planned enrollment of 50 is below the median of 223 across 52 observational studies indexed under Burnout, Professional.
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Nurses (registered, practitioner, and anesthetist) and physicians, employed at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Trauma Center, Mercy Health
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Nurses (registered, practitioner, and anesthetist) and physicians, employed at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Trauma Center, Mercy Health
Other: Reduced Environmental Stimulation Therapy
During floatation-REST (Reduced Environmental Stimulation Therapy), the participant enters a tank that is approximately 5 feet wide, 7 feet long and 5 feet high. The tank is filled with a 10 inch height of water containing enough Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) to create body buoyancy. The water temperature is 93.5 degrees F, an approximate equivalent for normal skin temperature. Ear plugs are used to mitigate sound and the tank is without light illumination to prevent visual stimulation. The sessions are typically 60 minutes in duration. The individual is "Floating-in Solitude, Darkness, Silence, and Thermal-Neutrality." This experience reduces external sensory nervous system input and creates an extraordinarily deep state of mental and physical relaxation.
Also known as: Floatation-REST
Change in the inventory wellbeing score
The sum of the positive affect and nonstress scores (range 11-55)
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Change in the nonstress score
The sum of the reverse-scored ratings for the 7 negative affect items (range 7-35)
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Change in the positive affect score
The sum of the ratings for the 4 positive affect items (range 4-20)
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Plan to share: Yes — The wellbeing scores will be assessed according to the number of floatation sessions undertaken and described in a manuscript to be submitted to a peer-reviewed PubMed journal.
Supporting information: Study protocol, Statistical analysis plan
Time frame: Estimate that a descriptive manuscript will be developed and likely accepted for publication by December 2024.
Access criteria: Information will be shared through an open access publication.
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