NCT01398878

Assessing the Impact of a Change to the Work Schedule of Resident Physicians: a Mixed Methods Study

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of British Columbia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of eliminating traditional resident work shifts (i.e. greater than 24 hours in length) on patient safety and resident educational outcomes. In addition, the investigators will explore with key stakeholders (patients and their families, nurses, resident physicians and attending physicians) their experiences when residents are undertaking shifts greater than 24 hours in length as compared to 16 hours or less.

Conditions

• Patient Safety
• Resident Work Hours

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Intervention work shift	Shiftwork schedule with elimination of shifts greater than 16 hours in length and at least 8 hours off between shifts for all residents in the Intensive Care Unit

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-07-01
• Primary completion: 2012-06-01
• Completion: 2012-06-01
• First posted: 2011-07-21
• Last updated: 2011-07-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada