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RecruitingNCT07773168BSAFEUpdated Aug 20, 2026

Burnout and Safety Assessment in Home Hospital Versus Brick-and-Mortar Hospital

An observational study in Burnout, Healthcare Workers and Workplace Violence, sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-20.

Sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Other
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
500
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The goal of this observational study is to learn about burnout and workplace violence among frontline clinicians working in Home Hospital programs compared with traditional brick-and-mortar hospitals. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  1. Do Home Hospital clinicians experience different levels of burnout than clinicians working in traditional inpatient hospital settings?
  2. Do Home Hospital clinicians experience different rates of workplace violence and harassment than clinicians working in traditional inpatient hospital settings?

Researchers will compare clinicians working primarily in Home Hospital settings with clinicians working primarily in brick-and-mortar hospitals to assess differences in burnout, workplace safety, and work experience.

Participants will:

  • Complete a one-time anonymous online survey through REDCap.
  • Answer questions about their demographic and professional background.
  • Complete validated questionnaires assessing burnout, workplace safety culture, and experiences with workplace violence or harassment.
  • Provide optional free-text feedback about their work experience.
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Conditions studied

  • Burnout, Healthcare Workers
  • Workplace Violence
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Frontline clinicians who provide at least 25% of their clinical effort in either a Home Hospital program or a traditional brick-and-mortar inpatient hospital setting (including nurses, physicians, advanced practice providers, paramedics, social workers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech therapists.)

Eligibility criteria

Eligibility criteria:

  • Clinician (nurse, physician, advanced practice provider, paramedic, social worker, physical therapist, occupational therapist, and speech therapist)
  • Delivers care for at least 25% of their clinical effort in home hospital or brick-and-mortar inpatient ward.

Exclusion criteria:

- None

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Study design

Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
500 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Home hospital clinicians
  • Brick-and-mortar hospital clinicians
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Mini Z Burnout Score

    Burnout will be assessed using the single-item burnout measure from the Mini Z. Responses range from 1 to 5, with higher scores indicating greater burnout.

    Time frame: Baseline (at time of survey completion; single time point)

  2. % reporting physical or verbal violence at work

    Percentage of participants who report ever experiencing physical or verbal violence while working in their particular unit. Participants will indicate whether they have experienced physical violence, verbal violence, or both in that unit. The outcome will be reported as the percentage of participants reporting any physical or verbal violence, with a higher percentage indicating a worse outcome.

    Time frame: Baseline (at time of survey completion; single time point)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Net promoter score

    Net Promoter Score measures participants' likelihood of recommending the program or service. Participants rate their likelihood of recommending it from 0 (not at all likely) to 10 (extremely likely). Respondents are classified as detractors (0-6), passives (7-8), or promoters (9-10). Net Promoter Score is calculated as the percentage of promoters minus the percentage of detractors and ranges from -100 to 100. Higher scores indicate a better outcome.

    Time frame: Baseline (at time of survey completion; single time point)

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Boston, Massachusetts 02120, United States
    • David M Levine, MD, MPH, MA · Contact
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07773168
Lead sponsor
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Responsible party
David Levine (Associate Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Aug 19, 2026
Start date
Jul 4, 2026
Primary completion
Dec 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 20, 2026

Study contacts

David M Levine, MD, MPH, MA
Contact
dmlevine@bwh.harvard.edu
617-732-7063
Fernando Chavarria, MD, MSc
Contact
fchavarria@bwh.harvard.edu
857-307-2673

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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