Coping with complicated situations: mental practice and simulator training to improve performance in adverse situations
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Reducing stress and improving surgical performanceMental and Behavioural DisordersStress, not elsewhere classified
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN03408765
- Lead Sponsor
- Allan Waters Family Patient Simulation Centre (Canada)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 18
Inclusion Criteria
General surgery residents at the post-graduate year (PGY-3) level or above
Exclusion Criteria
1. Participants with systemic illness leading to an alteration of blood pressure or heart rate such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus or affective disorders
2. Usage of prescription drugs modifying cardiovascular response
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Difference in routine surgical performance (OSATS) between the mental imagery trained and untrained residents
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Baseline surgeon stress levels during the simulation<br>2. Acute stress reaction<br>3. Overall subjective stress level after the simulation<br>4. Differences in Non-Technical Skills (NOTECHS) scores