Effects of Relaxing Breathing With Biofeedback or Meditative Stimulation on Performances During OSCE of Medical Students

Summary

Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is a newly implemented evaluation standard for medical student and is a determinant part of the national competition they have to undergo.

Medical studies, especially during examen period, are significantly associated with risk of developping depressions or anxious trouble, wich led to lesser performance, impaired memorization and impaired workload capacities.

Relaxation breathing techniques coupled with heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback and meditation are procedures used to reduce the stress level.

There is currently no study on the effect of stress management procedures on the performance during OSCE for medical student.

Conditions

• Stress, Psychological
• Stress, Physiological
• Exam Stress
• Performance Anxiety
• Rumination

Interventions

OTHER

Biofeedback

6 minutes of relaxing breathing exercise coupled with hert rate variability biofeedback guided on eMWave Pro software on a computer just before entering the examination circuit. After the circuit, 6 minutes of free activity where the participants will not be given any instruction.

OTHER

Meditation

6 minutes of listening an audio tape made for the study that inspire mindfulness like meditation associated with psychological stimulation (positive encouragement) just before entering the examination circuit. After the circuit, 6 minutes of free activity where the participants will not be given any instructions.

OTHER

Control and biofeedback post OSCE

6 minutes of standardised neutral video on general topics that generates no modification of affects just before entering the examination circuit. After the circuit, 6 minutes of relaxing breathing exercise coupled with hert rate variability biofeedback guided on eMWave Pro software on a computer

OTHER

Control and control post OSCE

6 minutes of standardised neutral video on general topics that generates no modification of affects just before entering the examination circuit. After the circuit, 6 minutes of of free activity where the participants will not be given any instruction.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Claude Bernard University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Gilles Rode, M.D., Ph.D. · Claude Bernard University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2021-12-07

Primary Completion

2021-12-09

Completion

2022-06-10

Countries

• France

Study Locations