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Perception of Fatigue Among Surgeons During Night Shifts

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
TRYG Foundation
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Ilda Amirian, Herlev Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01462682
First received: October 27, 2011
Last updated: June 20, 2012
Last verified: December 2011
History of Changes
  Purpose

The aim of this study was to illustrate surgeons' own perception of fatigue and the impact they felt it had on their performance. This was accomplished through a focus group study, where 13 surgeons participated.


Condition
Fatigue

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Time Perspective: Retrospective
Official Title: Perception of Fatigue Among Surgeons During Night Shifts, a Focus Group Study.

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Fatigue
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Herlev Hospital:

Enrollment: 13
Study Start Date: July 2011
Study Completion Date: July 2011
Primary Completion Date: July 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   22 Years to 60 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

Doctors working at a department of surgical gastroenterology

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Doctors working at department of surgical gastrointerology, who gave informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Withdrawal of consent
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01462682

Locations
Denmark
University of Copenhagen, Herlev Hospital
Herlev, Denmark, 2730
Sponsors and Collaborators
Herlev Hospital
TRYG Foundation
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Ilda Amirian, MD, PHD student at Unit of Surgical Gastroenterology, Herlev Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01462682     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: Herlev-1234
Study First Received: October 27, 2011
Last Updated: June 20, 2012
Health Authority: Denmark: Ethics Committee

Keywords provided by Herlev Hospital:
focus group study
sleep deprivation
surgery

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Fatigue
Signs and Symptoms

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013