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NCT Number: NCT02354755

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Anesthesia Providers

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

  • unwilling to participate
  • any clinical circumstance that precludes participation

Treatment and study plan

Psychomotor vigilance test (PVT

Device

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).

Primary outcomes

  1. Psychomotor vigilance test

    Time frame: 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 outcomes

  1. SurveyMonkey Questionairre

    Time frame: 10 minutes

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Vidya Raman

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Feb 3, 2015
Registry last updated
Jan 31, 2017

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