The Effect of Fatigue on the Clinical Performance

The Effect of Fatigue on the Clinical Performance of Experienced Physicians: A Simulation Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01801345

Enrollment

Registered

2013-02-28

Start date

2012-08-31

Completion date

2015-04-30

Last updated

2019-09-11

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Conditions

Fatigue

Keywords

Human Performance, Clinical Performance

Brief summary

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.

Interventions

OTHERFatigued

OTHERRested

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

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.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Clinical performance Score	24 months	Performance score on Stat c-section rating scale based on video rating by 2 raters

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Stanford Sleepiness Scale	24months	SSS scores in rested and fatigue arms

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026