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Vital Coach: A Study of Resiliency in Medical Students
Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Summary
Medical students often begin training with psychological and physiological health metrics superior to their age-matched peers. By graduation, however, rates of depression, anxiety, and physiologic dysregulation are markedly higher, reflecting the cumulative strain of long study hours, high-stakes examinations, and the emotional burden of early patient care. Despite this, few medical schools provide structured, evidence-based tools for students to develop resiliency and recovery skills before clinical rotations begin.
Official title: Vital Coach: A Study of Resiliency in Medical Students Using Wearable Technology and Personalized Wellness Coaching
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 60 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
49
Start Date
2026-01-16
Completion Date
2026-06
Last Updated
2026-03-02
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Arena Strive
integrates asynchronous coaching, two virtual coaching sessions with a high-performance medicine coach, physiological data from wearable sensors, and a focused curriculum of performance tools tailored to frontline healthcare workers.
Locations (1)
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States