The Effects of Stress on the Clinical Performance of Residents in Simulated Trauma Scenarios

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Trauma; Stress

• Registration Number: NCT00485927
• Lead Sponsor: University of Toronto

Brief Summary

Medical practice \& training are inherently stressful situations. However, the effects of stress on educational \& clinical performance are not well defined. The purpose of the current study is to examine the effects of stress on performance of residents in simulated trauma scenarios. The hypothesis is: 1) acutely stressful scenarios will be appraised as threat by residents and result in elevations of heart rate and salivary cortisol; 2) increased subjective \& physiological stress will result in impairments in performance; and 3) greater stress responses will result in greater clinical impairments.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-04
• Status Verified: 2007-06
• Study First Submitted: 2007-06-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-06-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2007-06-11
• Study First Posted: 2007-06-13
• Last Update Posted: 2007-06-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• University of Toronto General Surgery & Emergency medicine residents

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Exclusion Criteria

• No ATLS training
• Residents from other programs

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
performance - global ratings
performance - ANTS
performance - checklists

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

St Michaels' Hospital; 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada