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NCT Number: NCT05029674

Understanding Performance: Enhancing Recovery as Surgeons

Reliably achieving peak performance requires balancing the strain of the prior day with sufficient recovery to be ready for the next day. Surgery has a long standing tradition long hours of hard work often at the expense of adequate sleep. Decreased sleep and recovery has physiologic consequences which can be measured using biometric data. The goal of this study is to quantify surgeon performance and biometric data to understand how modifiable behaviors can maximize recovery and performance.

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Key information

Conditions

Burnout, Professional Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Burnout, Psychological Occupational Diseases Occupational Stress Stress, Psychological

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Stanford Health Care

Stanford, California, 94305, United States

About this study

Participants will be asked to wear a biometric sensor for six months. The biometric sensor, namely, 'The Whoop strap' collects heart rate and heart rate variability data.

Other data gathered will be in the form of surveys and comments from subjects on wellness, burnout, modifiable activities including sleep, nutrition, exercise and mindfulness, and surgical performance as well as video and audio recordings during a simulated surgical task.

Surveys will be individually numbered and a master list of subject number and video, audio, and sensor ID will be kept in a separate location. This practice will enable us to better understand survey feedback by reviewing relevant videos, images, and sensor recordings. Images and data associated with a subject will be labeled with the subject number only.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Study participants will include trainee and attending surgeons

Exclusion criteria

  • Exclusion criteria will be anyone who is not full-time clinically active as a surgical trainee or attending

Treatment and study plan

Whoop

Device

Wear WHOOP Strap, complete surveys

Primary outcomes

  1. Surgeon Recovery

    Time frame: 6-12 months

    A daily Recovery score from 0-100% (0-33% is poor recovery, 34-66% is medium recovery, 67-100% is good recovery) is calculated using the WHOOP algorithm which takes resting heart rate, heart rate variability, and sleep metrics into account.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Clinical Strain

    Time frame: 6-12 months

    Strain scores are calculated using the WHOOP algorithm which uses heart rate, activity, and duration of activity. The Clinical Strain will refer to the Strain calculated by the WHOOP strap that occurs during clinical activities including overnight call and operative cases.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Stanford University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Use of Biometric Data to Understand Surgeon Performance, Strain, and Recovery

Acronym: ERAS

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Aug 31, 2021
Registry last updated
Mar 28, 2024

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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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