Peer pressure on discharge rate of emergency physicians

Effect of peer pressure on discharge rate of emergency physicians: a quasi-experimental interrupted time series study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20231112060029N1

Enrollment

Registered

2025-03-13

Start date

2025-04-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-21

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Conditions

Impact of peer pressure on patient discharge rates. -

Interventions

Intervention group: Emergency physicians, Emergency Department, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Emergency medicine specialists employed in the emergency department of Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex work a minimum of 7 shifts per month

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Emergency medicine specialists who decline to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Discharge rate of emergency physicians. Timepoint: 3 months before, and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: At the end of each faculty shift, a member of the research team contacts the on-call resident and the following information is recorded in a researcher-developed table: date, shift (day/night), name of the on-call resident and faculty member, emergency department locations covered by the resident and faculty member (Emergency Department 1, Emergency Department 2, Operating Room, Resuscitation Room), number of patients visited, number of patients discharged, and triage levels. Patients who leave the emergency department against medical advice are not counted as discharges.	—

Measure

Time frame

Discharge rate of emergency physicians. Timepoint: 3 months before, and 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: At the end of each faculty shift, a member of the research team contacts the on-call resident and the following information is recorded in a researcher-developed table: date, shift (day/night), name of the on-call resident and faculty member, emergency department locations covered by the resident and faculty member (Emergency Department 1, Emergency Department 2, Operating Room, Resuscitation Room), number of patients visited, number of patients discharged, and triage levels. Patients who leave the emergency department against medical advice are not counted as discharges.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohammad Eftekhari

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

mohamadeftekhari71@gmail.com+98 919 403 0811

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026