Early Exposure of Medical Students to Night Shifts: Impact on Well-being and Anxiety
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Medical Students Well-being and Anxiety
- Interventions
- Other: Night shift shadowing program
- Registration Number
- NCT04822454
- Lead Sponsor
- St Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
- Brief Summary
This is an interventional study assessing the impact of 'shadowing night shifts' early during medical school, on the wellbeing and level of anxiety of a students during their first official night shifts.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
- Students of the class of 2021 at the Faculty of Medicine of Saint Joseph University in their fifth year (Med 2).
Exclusion Criteria
- student who has already been on call during internships in Lebanon or abroad, as well as students in other medical years.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Night shift shadowing program Night shift shadowing program Medical students who participated in a night shift shadowing program prior to their first official night shifts
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Questionnaire 6 months After the shadowing program is completed, both groups of medical students (those who participated in the shadowing program and those who did not), have to fill a questionnaire that assesses their wellbeing and level of anxiety regarding their first official night shifts. Our primary outcome is to evaluate the impact of the shadowing program on medical students well-being and their level of anxiety.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Saint Joseph University
🇱🇧Beyrouth, N/A (n/a), Lebanon