The Effect of Temperature on Anesthesia and Surgical Resident's Ability to Perform Clinical and Cognitive Tasks

Completed

• Conditions: Anesthesia Providers
• Interventions: Device: Psychomotor vigilance test (PVT

• Registration Number: NCT02354755
• Lead Sponsor: Vidya Raman

Brief Summary

The purpose of the current study is to examine whether changes in intraoperative ambient temperature has in impact on the clinical performance of the physicians in training which include Anesthesiology and Surgical residents, fellows and certified nurse anesthetists (CRNA). Reaction times will be measured via a 10-minute psychomotor vigilance test (PVT, Ambulatory Monitoring Inc., NY) device.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2015-01-29
• Study Start: 2015-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-02-02
• Study First Posted: 2015-02-03
• Status Verified: 2017-01
• Primary Completion: 2017-01
• Study Completion: 2017-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-01-30
• Last Update Posted: 2017-01-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

• CRNA or surgery or anesthesiology resident fellow in ongoing surgery case

Exclusion Criteria

• unwilling to participate
• any clinical circumstance that precludes participation

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Cold room	Psychomotor vigilance test (PVT	Anesthesia providers intraoperatively placed in ambient room temperature of 65 degreees (cold room), completing a 10-minute psychomotor vigilance test (PVT), followed up by a questionnaire on SurveyMonkey
Hot room	Psychomotor vigilance test (PVT	Anesthesia providers intraoperatively placed in ambient room temperature of 80 degreees (hot room), completing a 10-minute psychomotor vigilance test (PVT), followed up by a questionnaire on SurveyMonkey
Control Room	Psychomotor vigilance test (PVT	as a control placed Anesthesia providers in ambient room temperature of 75 degreees (neutral room), completing a 10-minute psychomotor vigilance test (PVT), followed up by a questionnaire on SurveyMonkey

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychomotor vigilance test	10 minutes	The Psychomotor Vigilance Task Monitor is a hand-held, self-contained system used for repetitive reaction time measurements. The device measures the speed with which subject responds to visual stimulus (by pressing a response button).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
SurveyMonkey Questionairre	10 minutes