Gender Stigma Consciousness and Surgical Training

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Gender Issues
• Interventions: Behavioral: An article meant to trigger certain psychosocial behaviors; Behavioral: a neutral article

• Registration Number: NCT03623009
• Lead Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh

Brief Summary

Previous investigations have focused on challenges that surgeons face once they have entered into practice. We have yet to explore difficulties in the training environment, and whether these have an effect on professional development. In this study, we investigate how certain environmental factors can affect skill acquisition for the resident surgeon. Our trial tests whether psychosocial constructs affect task-performance. This study is a multi-center endeavor with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, the University of Washington, and UPMC. Over an 12 month period, residents will be asked to complete surveys and a laparoscopic skills assessment, which will be administered after residents are randomized to an intervention or control arm. The intervention arm will be asked to read an article that is meant to trigger psychosocial constructs that we hypothesize will affect skill performance. The control arm will receive a neutral article prior to completing the laparoscopic skills assessment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-08-01
• Study First Submitted: 2018-08-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-08-08
• Study First Posted: 2018-08-09
• Primary Completion: 2019-08-01
• Study Completion: 2019-08-01
• Status Verified: 2019-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-10-02
• Last Update Posted: 2019-10-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 85

Inclusion Criteria

Categorical General surgery residents who completed undergraduate medical education in the United States

Exclusion Criteria

Residents who have completed graduate medical education training in a subspecialty prior to their general surgery residency.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	An article meant to trigger certain psychosocial behaviors	An article meant to trigger certain psychosocial behaviors is administered to the intervention arm prior to laparoscopic skills assessment.
Control	a neutral article	The control arm will receive a neutral article prior to completing the assessment.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Score on laparoscopic skills assessment	12 months	Score (continuous outcome) based on verified fundamentals of laparoscopic skills assessment grading rubric.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in psychosocial constructs	12 months	Changes in Likert scale ratings of psychosocial constructs as assessed by survey with previously published verified sub scales.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UPMC; 🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States