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The Effect of the Duty Loading on the Stress Response of Physician

NCT01367379 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2012-01-05

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Summary

The investigators will study in the possibility of cardiovascular disease, caused by the duty loading, of physician of internal medicine. The investigators will also explore if there {dose response effect} between the duty loading and the stress response of physicians of internal medicine. Therefore, the investigators will compare the stress responses of physicians of internal medicine during with different duty loading ( non-duty day, one duty area with 3 wards, 2 duty areas with 6 wards) in a observational method. Those stress response will be measured by cardiovascular risk indicators, including blood pressure, heart rate variability, blood sampling and urine sampling.

Conditions

  • Physiological Stress
  • Psychological Stress

Interventions

PROCEDURE

24 hour EKG and blood pressure monitor

All subjects will have non-invasive 24 hour EKG and 24 hour EKG monitoring for 24 hours.

OTHER

Blood and urine sampling

Right before and after the duty loading, all subjects will have blood samplings, including CRP, WBC, IL-6, Fibrinogen, insulin, IL-6, Procalcitonin, TNF-alfa, catecholamine level. Right after the duty loading, all subjects will have urine samplings for cortisol and catecholamine level.(blood : 15CC/time and 2\~4 times/month)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Taipei City Hospital

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yue Leon Guo, Professor · National Taiwan University Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-06-30
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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