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NCT Number: NCT03422952

Stress Response in Emergency Among Physicians in Helicopter and Ambulance Based Emergency Medical Systems

Stress reactions in emergency physicians will be measures using cortol-awakening-reaction, heart-rate-variability and standardised stress questionnaires

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Key information

Conditions

Hormone Disturbance Endocrine System Diseases Fractures, Bone Fractures, Stress Stress Reaction Stress Related Disorder Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Bern University Hospital and University of Bern

Bern, 3011, Switzerland

About this study

In a field study with within-subject design, there will be conducted the hormonal and physiological stress strain of emergency physicians working in rescue helicopters or van on different days of service on different headquarters. The investigation of the parameter of stress will be conducted on two days of rescue service, on two days of clinical service and as a control on two days off. The quantification of the hormonal stress strain will be carried out with the cortisol awakening response, there will be conducted 3 saliva samples with identical interval after getting up within 30 minutes. While the labour time on the rescue service and on the clinical service and the whole day off, the heart rate variability will show the degree of physiological stress. This will be measured with a pulse-belt on the chest, which the participant will carry the whole day. In addition, participants will fill out a set of questionnaire on the first day of measurement.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Medical Doctor working in rescue helicopter or van

Exclusion criteria

  • Metabolic disease
  • Autoimmune disease
  • Heart disease
  • Blood disease
  • Mental disease
  • Endocrinologic disease
  • BMI>30
  • >10 cigarettes/day
  • Taking cortisone medication

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Cortisol-awakening-response (CAR)

    Time frame: 30 min each day, six days

    Differences on the CAR on rescue services, clinical services and on days off.

  2. Heart rate variability

    Time frame: six days

    Continuous measurement

  3. Stress questionnaire

    Time frame: first day

    Subjective perceived strain with questionnaires with validated scores of stress

Other outcomes

  1. Possible factors that may affect the measured parameter

    Time frame: six days

    Monitoring the health status and workload:

    BMI kg/m2 Heartrate bpm Bloodpressure mmHg Body-Temperature °C Time working h

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Hormonal and Physiological Stress Response of Medical Doctors Working in Rescue Helicopter or Van

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Feb 6, 2018
Registry last updated
Nov 9, 2018

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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