The Effect of Temperature on Anesthesia and Surgical Resident's Ability to Perform Clinical and Cognitive Tasks

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02354755

Enrollment

Registered

2015-02-03

Start date

2015-02-28

Completion date

2017-01-31

Last updated

2017-01-31

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Conditions

Anesthesia Providers

Brief summary

The purpose of the current study is to examine whether changes in intraoperative ambient temperature has in impact on the clinical performance of the physicians in training which include Anesthesiology and Surgical residents, fellows and certified nurse anesthetists (CRNA). Reaction times will be measured via a 10-minute psychomotor vigilance test (PVT, Ambulatory Monitoring Inc., NY) device.

Interventions

DEVICEPsychomotor vigilance test (PVT

The Psychomotor Vigilance Task Monitor is a hand-held, self-contained system used for repetitive reaction time measurements. The device measures the speed with which subject responds to visual stimulus (by pressing a response button).

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* CRNA or surgery or anesthesiology resident fellow in ongoing surgery case

Exclusion criteria

* unwilling to participate * any clinical circumstance that precludes participation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Psychomotor vigilance test	10 minutes	The Psychomotor Vigilance Task Monitor is a hand-held, self-contained system used for repetitive reaction time measurements. The device measures the speed with which subject responds to visual stimulus (by pressing a response button).

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
SurveyMonkey Questionairre	10 minutes

Outcome results

None listed

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