The Effect of Fatigue on the Clinical Performance

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Overview

The primary aim of this randomized controlled trial is to examine the effect of fatigue on clinical performance in a simulated obstetric emergency. This scenario was chosen because it is a common clinical situation faced by anesthesia providers on call and therefore likely to occur when a provider is fatigued. Secondary outcomes will include the evaluation of other factors that worsen fatigue related decrement in performance including age, years of training/practice and clinical load prior to study participation.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Fatigue

Interventions

FatiguedOTHER

RestedOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All attending anesthesiologists taking overnight call at Evanston Hospital will be eligible participants. Exclusion Criteria: * Resident physician or trainee, physician not taking overnight in house call.

Locations (1)

Evanston Hospital

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Clinical performance Score

Performance score on Stat c-section rating scale based on video rating by 2 raters

Time frame: 24 months

Secondary Outcomes

Stanford Sleepiness Scale

SSS scores in rested and fatigue arms

Time frame: 24months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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