Cardiovascular Diseases Clinical Trial
— FUSE-UKOfficial title:
Occupational Physical Health Issues, Stress, Fatigue, and Burnout Experienced by U.K. Embryologists
Verified date | January 2023 |
Source | TMRW Life Sciences |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Observational |
The purpose of the study is to determine physical and mental health issues of U.K. embryologists related to their occupational characteristics, and how workplace fatigue and burnout may affect their quality of life, cynicism, interactions with patients, attention to detail, and lead to human error, the cause of the most severe IVF incidents that often make headlines and result in costly litigation. It will also correlate how the current manual workflows contribute to these health issues, and what measures can be taken to improve both working conditions and embryologists' health, and, therefore, improve patient care.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 123 |
Est. completion date | February 2, 2023 |
Est. primary completion date | January 26, 2023 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | 22 Years to 65 Years |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - complete surveys from embryologists Exclusion Criteria: - incomplete surveys from embryologists; complete and incomplete surveys from non-embryologists. |
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | TMRW Life Sciences | New York | New York |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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TMRW Life Sciences | Dudley Associates Healthcare Marketing & Communications |
United States,
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Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | The sociodemographic characteristics of U.K. embryologists | The sociodemographic characteristics of U.K. embryologists whose routine work duties include IVF procedures and freezing and cryomanagement of embryos and gametes. | 4-6 weeks | |
Primary | The work-related health status of U.K. embryologists | The overall health status of U.K. embryologists and associated health issues related to their professional duties. | 4-6 weeks | |
Primary | The work-related stress and fatigue among U.K. embryologists | The stress and fatigue experienced by U.K. embryologists because of their reliance on manual procedures, the need for a high degree of attention to avoid errors and litigation and depending on human intervention to respond to emergencies in the laboratory. | 4-6 weeks | |
Primary | The work-related burnout amount U.K. embryologists | The burnout experienced by U.K. embryologists because of their stress and fatigue. | 4-6 weeks | |
Primary | Potential strategies to reduce stress, fatigue, and burnout in U.K. Embryologists | The potential strategies, such as organizational changes and automation of cryomanagement protocols, to alleviate physical strain and stress, and to prevent fatigue and burnout that can reduce the embryologist's attention to detail and contribute to IVF errors. | 4-6 weeks | |
Secondary | The underlying causes of work-related physical and mental health issues in U.K. Embryologists | The underlying causes of physical strain, stress, fatigue, and burnout in U.K. embryologists related to their occupational characteristics. | 4-6 weeks | |
Secondary | The correlation between negative health outcomes, manual workload, and error among U.K. embryologists | How we can correlate these negative health outcomes and potential for human error they can cause, and link them to the overreliance of embryologists on outdated technology that adds time and stress to their workload. | 4-6 weeks |
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