Descriptive Study of Biological Stress and Perceived Stress at the Center 15

NCT ID: NCT02075424

Last Updated: 2016-07-18

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-03-31

Study Completion Date

2016-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to describe biological stress (cortisolemia) and perceived stress in Emergency Call Center Operators and Doctors while processing a center 15 call.

Detailed Description

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Sample description : qualitative variables be expressed as percentages, numbers and 95% confidence intervals Quantitative variables will be expressed as means, standard deviations or medians, range, interquartile intervals Description of biological stress : it will be described by calculating the difference between the observed peek or peeks of cortisol ans the cortisol level measured at rest (means, standard deviations or medians, range, interquartile intervals) Description of perceived stress : the AVS will be described in terms of means and standard deviation Comparison of the peek-delta/base level of cortisol in the 3 different workstations of the call center operators according to the non parametrical Kruskall Wallis test. Same for the lengthof service of the call operator, the severity of the call and the status of the doctor The AVS score (perceived stress) will be compared to the peek-delta/base level of cortisol (biological stress) thanks to the Spearmann correlation coefficient.

Conditions

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Physiological Stress Psychological Stress

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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salivery sampling by a biomnis swab

Each call operator will have a series of salivary sampling taken when assigned to call reception, to the unit deployment station and to the assessment station.

Only one sampling will occur to doctors who are assigned to a single workstation.

Sampling will be taken every 15 minutes during one hour and half and one last sample will be taken 2 hours after the call For each participant, a serie of control-samples will be taken during a day off and during a security break.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

salivary sampling by a biomnis swab

Intervention Type OTHER

Each call operator will have a series of salivary sampling taken when assigned to call reception, to the unit deployment station and to the assessment station.

Only one sampling will occur to doctors who are assigned to a single workstation.

Sampling will be taken every 15 minutes during one hour and half and one last sample will be taken 2 hours after the call.

To improve interpretation of the results, a series of control-samples will be taken among the call operators and doctors during a day off and not during a security break.

There will be 4x8 samples taken for each call operator and 2x8 samples per doctor.

They will also be frozen at a temperature of -4°C and sent to the laboratory of the CHR Metz Thionville.

Interventions

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salivary sampling by a biomnis swab

Each call operator will have a series of salivary sampling taken when assigned to call reception, to the unit deployment station and to the assessment station.

Only one sampling will occur to doctors who are assigned to a single workstation.

Sampling will be taken every 15 minutes during one hour and half and one last sample will be taken 2 hours after the call.

To improve interpretation of the results, a series of control-samples will be taken among the call operators and doctors during a day off and not during a security break.

There will be 4x8 samples taken for each call operator and 2x8 samples per doctor.

They will also be frozen at a temperature of -4°C and sent to the laboratory of the CHR Metz Thionville.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* medical and paramedical staff from the center 15 (call operators, emergency doctors and general practitioners)
* healthy volunteers having received the specific information letter regarding the sudy and having signed the clarified consent form
* healthy volunteers are affiliated to the french social welfare

Exclusion Criteria

* chronic alcoholism
* women under oestroprogestative hormonal treatment
* high level athletes
* healthy volunteers under steroids treatment
* healthy volunteers suffering from a mental health related disorder
* fever on the day the sample is taken
* healthy volunteers with endocrine disorders
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Centre Hospitalier Régional Metz-Thionville

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Michel Aussedat, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Centre Hospitalier Régional Metz-Thionville

Locations

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Centre Hospitalier Régional Metz Thionville

Metz, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

References

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Weibel L, Gabrion I, Aussedat M, Kreutz G. Work-related stress in an emergency medical dispatch center. Ann Emerg Med. 2003 Apr;41(4):500-6. doi: 10.1067/mem.2003.109.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12658250 (View on PubMed)

Nakajima Y, Takahashi T, Shetty V, Yamaguchi M. Patterns of salivary cortisol levels can manifest work stress in emergency care providers. J Physiol Sci. 2012 May;62(3):191-7. doi: 10.1007/s12576-012-0197-8. Epub 2012 Feb 19.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22350686 (View on PubMed)

Kirschbaum C, Hellhammer DH. Salivary cortisol in psychobiological research: an overview. Neuropsychobiology. 1989;22(3):150-69. doi: 10.1159/000118611.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 2485862 (View on PubMed)

Hellhammer DH, Wust S, Kudielka BM. Salivary cortisol as a biomarker in stress research. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2009 Feb;34(2):163-171. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.10.026. Epub 2008 Dec 18.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19095358 (View on PubMed)

Kirschbaum C, Hellhammer DH. Salivary cortisol in psychoneuroendocrine research: recent developments and applications. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 1994;19(4):313-33. doi: 10.1016/0306-4530(94)90013-2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 8047637 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2013-A01725-40

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2013-02-CHRMT

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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