Evaluation of Radiology Resident Anxiety When Beginning Emergency Room (ER) Call

NCT ID: NCT00859066

Last Updated: 2012-04-30

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Total Enrollment

19 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-01-31

Study Completion Date

2011-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to quantify levels of resident anxiety under the current system (take call alone) and compare results to a modified system.

Detailed Description

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The study purpose is to quantify resident perceptions and feelings under the current 1700 call system (take call alone) and compare those with resident perceptions and feelings under a modified system where two partial shifts are taken with an experienced resident ("buddy call") prior to taking call alone.

Conditions

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Anxiety Stress

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Control Group

First year University of Michigan Radiology residents will take call as scheduled without a "buddy call" experience.

(Enrollment completed for the control group)

No interventions assigned to this group

Experimental Group

2009 class of first year Radiology residents who will be assigned two 5 hour shifts working side by side with a more senior resident (who has experience taking call).

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* first year radiology residents
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Michigan

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Richard Cohan M.D.

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Richard Cohan, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Michigan Hospital

Locations

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University of Michigan Hospital

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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HUM00026874

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id