The Effects of Stress on the Clinical Performance of Residents in Simulated Trauma Scenarios
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
Medical practice \& training are inherently stressful situations. However, the effects of stress on educational \& clinical performance are not well defined. The purpose of the current study is to examine the effects of stress on performance of residents in simulated trauma scenarios. The hypothesis is: 1) acutely stressful scenarios will be appraised as threat by residents and result in elevations of heart rate and salivary cortisol; 2) increased subjective \& physiological stress will result in impairments in performance; and 3) greater stress responses will result in greater clinical impairments.
Trial Health
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
April 1, 2007
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 11, 2007
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 13, 2007
CompletedJune 13, 2007
June 1, 2007
June 11, 2007
June 11, 2007
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
performance - global ratings
performance - ANTS
performance - checklists
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- University of Toronto General Surgery \& Emergency medicine residents
You may not qualify if:
- No ATLS training
- Residents from other programs
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
St Michaels' Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1W8, Canada
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Adrian M Harvey, MD
University of Toronto, University Health Network
- STUDY CHAIR
Avery B Nathans, MD, PhD
University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Vicki Leblanc, PhD
University of Toronto
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 11, 2007
First Posted
June 13, 2007
Study Start
April 1, 2007
Last Updated
June 13, 2007
Record last verified: 2007-06