Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Code:

NCT06875882

Conditions

Occupational Stress

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Occupational Stress in Surgeons and Musicians

Study Details

Brief summary:

To learn about occupational stress among surgeons and musicians by integrating psychological assessments, neurophysiological measures, and biomarkers.

Conditions

Occupational Stress

Study ID

NCT06875882

Start date

Mar 17, 2025

Status verified date

Apr, 2026

Completion date

Mar 31, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Mar 31, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adults aged 18 years and older
  • Professional musicians (i.e., those with academic or orchestral appointments) or MD Anderson Neurosurgeons
  • For Musicians only: You will have a musical performance within three months of study enrollment.

For Neurosurgeons only: You will perform a surgical procedure within three months of study enrollment.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Individuals who are unable to provide informed consent
  • Individuals diagnosed with severe cognitive impairments, severe psychiatric disorders, or hearing or visual impairments that could affect participation
  • Individuals previously enrolled in the study
  • Non-English-speaking musicians and/or surgeons

Study Design

Enrollment

20 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Occupational Stress

This research study is to learn about occupational stress among surgeons and musicians by integrating psychological assessments, neurophysiological measures, and biomarkers. Researchers want to assess and compare factors associated with occupational stress, among surgeons and musicians, such as changes in stress biomarkers before and after surgery or music performance, anxiety, burnout, demographic factors, and brainwave activity linked to stress. It is hoped the information learned in this study can be used to help promote better health outcomes and enhance the well-being of these workforce members. Participants will undergo saliva sample collections and complete questionnaires before and after the performance or surgery.

Optional Procedure

Participants may optionally have a surgery or performance recorded and undergo an EEG while watching the recording. These participants will undergo saliva sample collections and complete questionnaires before and after the EEG recording session.

Interventions

Occupational Stress in Surgeons and Musicians

Participants will complete 5 questionnaires about participants demographics, burnout rates, and anxiety levels after participants consent to this study. These questionnaires will be sent to participants via email and should take about 15-20 minutes to complete.

Primary outcome measure

  • Safety and Adverse Events (AEs). [ Time Frame: Through study completion; an average of 1 year. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Mei Rui, DMA

(713) 597-1690mrui@mdanderson.org

Locations

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Contacts

Mei Rui, DMA

713-597-1690mrui@mdanderson.org

More Information

Sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Last update posted

Apr 15, 2026

Last verified

Apr, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center on 2026-04-15.