Evaluation of a novel stress mitigation method on the effects of stress on clinician physiology and decision-making during resuscitatio

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• Conditions: Stress; Emergency medicine - Resuscitation; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000090819
• Lead Sponsor: The National Trauma Research Institute

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-02-01
• Last Update Posted: 8 February 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Emergency medicine trainees (registrar level doctors registered with the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM)).

Exclusion Criteria

Prior simulation fellowship training.
Simulation phobia (anticipated extreme response to simulation scenarios).
Antiarrhythmic medication (distortion of HRV markers).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effect of scenario stress on physiological markers of the human stress response (heart rate variability, as determined using the standard deviation of NN intervals (SDNN) recorded using a Polar ECG heart rate monitor chest strap).[HRV will be assessed throughout all the (approximately 7 minute) simulated resuscitation scenarios (LS, HS and HS2). Other timepoints will include a baseline 10 minute measurement of HRV whilst participants are relaxing prior to the experiments.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Decision-making performance as assessed by a locally developed assessment tool for the individual scenarios.[Simulated resuscitation completion (<10 minutes).];Subjective stress markers (state trait anxiety inventory questionnaire).[Simulated resuscitation completion (<10 minutes).]