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The Effects of Stress on the Clinical Performance of Residents in Simulated Trauma Scenarios

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified June 2007 by University of Toronto.
Recruitment status was  Recruiting
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation
Information provided by:
University of Toronto
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00485927
First received: June 11, 2007
Last updated: NA
Last verified: June 2007
History: No changes posted
  Purpose

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.


Condition Intervention
Trauma
Stress
 Behavioral: stress

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Double-Blind
Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Official Title: The Effects of Stress on the Clinical Performance of Residents in Simulated Trauma Scenarios

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Injuries Wounds
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of Toronto:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • performance - global ratings
  • performance - ANTS
  • performance - checklists

Estimated Enrollment: 20
Study Start Date: April 2007
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   21 Years to 50 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • University of Toronto General Surgery & Emergency medicine residents

Exclusion Criteria:

  • No ATLS training
  • Residents from other programs
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00485927

Contacts
Contact: Adrian M Harvey, MD 416-340-4800 ext 4306 adrian.harvey@utoronto.ca
Contact: Vicki Leblanc, PhD 416-340-3054 vicki.leblanc@utoronto.ca

Locations
Canada, Ontario
St Michaels' Hospital Recruiting
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 1W8
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Toronto
The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation
Investigators
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
  More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00485927     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 07-10
Study First Received: June 11, 2007
Last Updated: June 11, 2007
Health Authority: Canada: Ethics Review Committee

Keywords provided by University of Toronto:
Trauma
Stress
Simulation

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Wounds and Injuries

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 18, 2013