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

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by University of Toronto, June 2007

Sponsors and Collaborators:	University of Toronto The Physicians
Information provided by:	University of Toronto
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00485927

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

MedlinePlus related topics: Injuries Wounds

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Health Services Research, Double-Blind, Active Control, Single Group Assignment
Official Title:	The Effects of Stress on the Clinical Performance of Residents in Simulated Trauma Scenarios

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

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

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

Keywords provided by University of Toronto:

Trauma
Stress
Simulation

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Wounds and Injuries
Disorders of Environmental Origin
Stress

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Pathologic Processes

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009