The Impact of High Fidelity Simulation on Stress Level in Medical Students.

Medical University of Silesia

Status: Completed

Conditions: High Fidelity Simulation Training; Stress, Physiological

Treatments: Behavioral: High fidelity simulation training

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04381572

SSS-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

High fidelity simulation (HFS) is an established method of training in various fields of medicine, especially emergency medicine, anesthesiology and intensive therapy. One of the benefits of HFS as an educational tool is the protective environment, where the risk of error do not bring harm to the patients.

It is proven that HFS is successful in acquisition of new knowledge and skills and may facilitate positive behavioral change in medical students. However, this education method may cause elevated stress levels as well as other physiological reactions. Other than sympathetic nervous system reactions such as heart rate and blood pressure, there are a few laboratory stress level markers such as cortisol, alpha-amylase, testosterone and secretory immunoglobulin A. Our aim was to evaluate the change of stress level induced by high-fidelity simulation in medical students.

Enrollment: 55 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• willingness to take part in the study

Exclusion criteria

• pregnancy,
• active infections
• diseases of immune system
• metabolic or endocrine disturbances
• current use of any medication (except for oral contraceptives)

Trial design

55 participants in 1 patient group

High fidelity simulation training

Description:

Group consisting of medical students scheduled to undergo high fidelity medical simulation as a part of standard scholastic program.

Treatment:

Behavioral: High fidelity simulation training