The Effect of Fatigue on the Clinical Performance

NorthShore University HealthSystem

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fatigue

Treatments: Other: Rested; Other: Fatigued

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01801345

EH12-048

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 13 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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13 participants in 2 patient groups

Rested

Other group

Description:

Subjects will perform the scenario, once during a normal workday (rested)

Treatment:

Other: Rested

Fatigued

Active Comparator group

Description:

Subjects will perform the scenario after working a 12-24 hour overnight shift (fatigued).

Treatment:

Other: Fatigued