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Assessing the Impact of a Change to the Work Schedule of Resident Physicians: a Mixed Methods Study

NCT01398878 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2011-07-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of eliminating traditional resident work shifts (i.e. greater than 24 hours in length) on patient safety and resident educational outcomes. In addition, the investigators will explore with key stakeholders (patients and their families, nurses, resident physicians and attending physicians) their experiences when residents are undertaking shifts greater than 24 hours in length as compared to 16 hours or less.

Conditions

  • Patient Safety
  • Resident Work Hours

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Intervention work shift

Shiftwork schedule with elimination of shifts greater than 16 hours in length and at least 8 hours off between shifts for all residents in the Intensive Care Unit

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Michael Smith Foundation

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of British Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Najib Ayas, MD MPH · University of British Columbia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-07-31
Primary Completion
2012-06-30
Completion
2012-06-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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