Influence of Relaxing Breathing Before Each Station of an Objective Structured Clinical Examination

Stress Clinical Trial

— ZENECOS  

Official title:

Influence on Performance of Relaxing Breathing During Rotation Pause Before Each Station of an Objective Structured Clinical Examination for Fifth Year Medical Students

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06466993
• Other study ID #: ZENECOS
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 17, 2024
• Est. completion date: December 17, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: June 2024
• Source: Claude Bernard University
• Contact: Marc Lilot, MD PhD
• Phone: 0651806521
• Email: marc.lilot[@]chu-lyon.fr
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

SObjective and Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) has been incorporated recently in the certification process as a final national undergraduate ranking examination. This exam is an additional major stressor for medical students.

The aim of this study was to compare the efficiency on stress reduction of a standardized relaxing breathing occuring during rotation of the OSCE stations just before the start of the next upcoming OSCE station, in medical student, during the OSCE.

Description:

Stress generated during the curriculum might have deleterious effects on the wellbeing and the health of medical students. Objective and Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) has been incorporated recently in the certification process as a final national undergraduate ranking examination. This exam is an additional major stressor for medical students.

Stress coping strategies could be implemented to help them better prepare for this examination. The aim of this study was to compare the efficiency on stress reduction of a standardized relaxing breathing as a coping interventions occuring during rotation of the OSCE stations just before the start of the next upcoming OSCE station, in medical student, during the OSCE.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 400
• Est. completion date: December 17, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: July 17, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• all volontary medical students of the second cycle that came for their exam during the sessions of June 2024 from the University of Lyon (Medecine ESt)

Exclusion Criteria:

• no exclusion criteria

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Coping Skills
• Performance Anxiety
• Stress

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Intervention of standardized relaxing breathing
relaxing breathing occuring during rotation time before next station of OSCE start

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Claude Bernard University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	PERFORMANCE	Score at the OSCE exam from 0 minimum to 200 points maximum	obtained 7 days after the OSCE
Secondary	Mean Difference of Inner Resource	Numerical VAS on inner resource available perceived (from 0 to 100 : maximum)	Two times : 10min before OSCE (before training of intervention) and just 2 minutes after training of the intervention)
Secondary	Mean difference of perceived impact of the intervention on performance	Numerical Visual analog scales (VAS) on perceived impact of the intervention on performance (from zero: negative to 100: positive)	Just 5 minutes after the OSCE