The ECOSTRESS Study: Influence of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination on Stress Among Medical Student

Stress Clinical Trial

— ECOSTRESS  

Official title:

The ECOSTRESS Study: Influence of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination on Stress Among Medical Student

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06138457
• Other study ID #: 2023BOUILLON-MINOIS-ECOSTRESS
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: June 29, 2023
• Est. completion date: June 29, 2030

Study information

• Verified date: November 2023
• Source: University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
• Contact: Lise Laclautre
• Phone: 334.73.754.963
• Email: promo_interne_drci[@]chu-clermontferrand.fr
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

We will assess stress using heart rate variability during examination on medical student. Three time of measurement will be performed. First standardized objective clinical examination, second classic table examination and third a control day.

Description:

French medical students have benefited from a new evaluation method since 2020 in the form of a standardized objective clinical examination (OSCE). This examination consists of an evaluation of an initial clinical situation, in relation to a pre-identified and nationally identical objective in all Medical School. During these exams, the student has one minute of preparation then seven minutes of evaluation in front of a facilitator, member of the teaching staff. An examiner is also present in the room to search in real time for keywords intended for grading. The examiner and facilitator may or may not be tenured teachers. Students benefit from annual training organized by the Medical School of Clermont-Ferrand in which they all participate. This exam appears to be excessively stressful for students. However, there is currently no data regarding the objective measurement of the stress of these students. Heart rate variability is a biomarker of stress measured with a simple heart rate monitor or a watch, completely painless, non-intrusive, and used by the general public routinely in many areas (monitoring sports sessions, etc...).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: June 29, 2030
• Est. primary completion date: June 29, 2030
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• All medical student that agree to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

• All medical student that disagree to participate

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Heart Rate Variability
• Medical Student
• Stress

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	CHU clermont-ferrand	Clermont-Ferrand
France	Medical School of Clermont-Ferrand	Clermont-Ferrand	Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Heart Rate Variability (HRV)	Comparison of heart rate variability during one day of OSCE versus a traditional table examination.	24 hours
Secondary	Sociodemographic	Study of factors influencing heart rate variability (time of passage, anticipatory stress, sociodemographic, or lifestyle habits).	Once
Secondary	Subjective stress	Study of stress using visual analogic scale (VAS)	12 hours
Secondary	Stress correlation	Study of correlation between subjective stress (VAS) and objective stress (HRV)	Once