Study of the Physical Activity in Anesthesiologists

Completed

• Conditions: Healthy
• Interventions: Device: Pedometer

• Registration Number: NCT01989494
• Lead Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital

Brief Summary

This study will measure and compare the physical activity of the anesthesiologists during routine daily work in the operating room as determined by the pedometer-counted steps and to estimate the average daily physical activity by using a seven day exercise recall survey.

Detailed Description

This study aims to:

1. Measure and compare the physical activity of the anesthesiology residents and attendings during routine daily work in the main operating room as determined by the pedometer-counted steps walked by every individual

2. Estimate the physical activity outside of work by responding to survey of the past seven day exercise recall

The primary objective of this study is to compare the physical activity of resident and attending anesthesiologists. We hypothesize that the attendings will walk more steps than residents at work, but it is possible that the residents will be more active in their spare time. In addition, we hypothesize that the first year residents, likely associated with inefficiency in work pattern, will have more physical activity at work compared to the third year residents. The final objective of this study is to compare the physical activity of these two groups to the recommended guidelines for healthy lifestyle.

We anticipate that this study will provide us with an idea of the physical activity of the 'average anesthesiologist' in USA and will be useful for determining the need of promoting exercise for healthier lifestyle.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-11
• Study First Submitted: 2013-11-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-11-15
• Study First Posted: 2013-11-21
• Primary Completion: 2015-10
• Study Completion: 2015-10
• Status Verified: 2016-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-08-12
• Last Update Posted: 2016-08-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

• Anesthesiology residents and attendings scheduled to work in the main operating room for regular day shift who volunteer for the study

Exclusion Criteria

• Refusal to be enrolled in the study
• Medical conditions which restrict/prohibit exercise, e.g. recent injury, recent surgical procedure, arthritis
• Pregnancy
• Part-time or on call subjects will be excluded, as well as anyone scheduled to work outside the Main Operating Room, e.g. ICU, endoscopy, obstetrics.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Attendings	Pedometer	Anesthesiology Attendings who will wear a pedometer for five days while at work
CA1 Residents	Pedometer	Anesthesiology residents in their first year of anesthesiology residency who will wear a pedometer for five days while at work

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
steps walked while at work	5 days	We will measure the daily steps walked while at work, using a pedometer, over a period of 5 normal work days in the operating room

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
overall level of physical activity	past 7 days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Brigham and Women's Hospital; 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States