Use of Stress Inoculation Training in Medical Education

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Stress
• Interventions: Behavioral: Extra attempt; Behavioral: Stress Innoculation Training (SIT)

• Registration Number: NCT04199221
• Lead Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to test the feasibility and effectiveness of SIT in teaching medical students to perform in high-fidelity simulation settings similar to those they may experience in their practice.

Detailed Description

This is a study examining stress inoculation training and its potential role in medical education. The medical field exposes students and providers to various stressful situations each and every day. Various organizations including military organizations have introduced concepts of stress inoculation training (SIT) to help learners manage these situations to produce optimal performance.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-12-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-12-11
• Study First Posted: 2019-12-13
• Study Start: 2021-08-26
• Status Verified: 2023-12
• Primary Completion: 2023-12-29
• Study Completion: 2023-12-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-12-29
• Last Update Posted: 2024-01-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

• 1st and 2nd year medical students who are at least 18 years old

Exclusion Criteria

• Prior airway management experience (including but not limited to former medics, respiratory technicians, CRNAs)
• Pregnant women

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Hands-on training	Extra attempt	an initial brief lecture with addition hands-on training for the task
Stress management	Stress Innoculation Training (SIT)	an initial brief lecture with stress management lecture
Stress management and hands-on training	Extra attempt	an initial brief lecture with both stress management lecture and additional hands-on training
Stress management and hands-on training	Stress Innoculation Training (SIT)	an initial brief lecture with both stress management lecture and additional hands-on training

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in anxiety - visual analog	Baseline to up to 3 weeks	Change in anxiety will be assessed using the Visual Anxiety Scale (VAS/VAS-A), a widely used scale that has been validated in multiple settings to detect changes in anxiety level. A 10cm line will be drawn on the screen and participants will be asked to rate their level of anxiety by clicking somewhere on the line - the leftmost portion coinciding with no anxiety, the rightmost portion coinciding with extreme anxiety. Each millimeter to the right of the initial start of the line counts as 1 point out of 100.
Change in state-trait anxiety	Baseline to up to 3 weeks	Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory 6 (STAI-6) will be used to measure state-trait anxiety. The STAI-6 is a validated 6-question form of the STAI-Y, a commonly used and validated measure of anxiety.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Virginia Commonwealth University; 🇺🇸 Richmond, Virginia, United States