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UnknownNCT00485927

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

Status
Unknown
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20 (estimated)
Sponsor
University of Toronto · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
21 Years – 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

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.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALstress

Timeline

Start date
2007-04-01
First posted
2007-06-13
Last updated
2007-06-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00485927. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.