The Effect of Temperature on Anesthesia and Surgical Resident's Ability to Perform Clinical and Cognitive Tasks

January 30, 2017 updated by: Vidya Raman
The purpose of the current study is to examine whether changes in intraoperative ambient temperature has in impact on the clinical performance of the physicians in training which include Anesthesiology and Surgical residents, fellows and certified nurse anesthetists (CRNA). Reaction times will be measured via a 10-minute psychomotor vigilance test (PVT, Ambulatory Monitoring Inc., NY) device.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

24

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Physicians in training (Anesthesiology/surgery residents, fellows and certified registered nurse anesthetists.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • CRNA or surgery or anesthesiology resident fellow in ongoing surgery case

Exclusion Criteria:

  • unwilling to participate
  • any clinical circumstance that precludes participation

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Cold room
Anesthesia providers intraoperatively placed in ambient room temperature of 65 degreees (cold room), completing a 10-minute psychomotor vigilance test (PVT), followed up by a questionnaire on SurveyMonkey
Device: Psychomotor vigilance test (PVT
The Psychomotor Vigilance Task Monitor is a hand-held, self-contained system used for repetitive reaction time measurements. The device measures the speed with which subject responds to visual stimulus (by pressing a response button).
Hot room
Anesthesia providers intraoperatively placed in ambient room temperature of 80 degreees (hot room), completing a 10-minute psychomotor vigilance test (PVT), followed up by a questionnaire on SurveyMonkey
Device: Psychomotor vigilance test (PVT
The Psychomotor Vigilance Task Monitor is a hand-held, self-contained system used for repetitive reaction time measurements. The device measures the speed with which subject responds to visual stimulus (by pressing a response button).
Control Room
as a control placed Anesthesia providers in ambient room temperature of 75 degreees (neutral room), completing a 10-minute psychomotor vigilance test (PVT), followed up by a questionnaire on SurveyMonkey
Device: Psychomotor vigilance test (PVT
The Psychomotor Vigilance Task Monitor is a hand-held, self-contained system used for repetitive reaction time measurements. The device measures the speed with which subject responds to visual stimulus (by pressing a response button).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Psychomotor vigilance test
Time Frame: 10 minutes
The Psychomotor Vigilance Task Monitor is a hand-held, self-contained system used for repetitive reaction time measurements. The device measures the speed with which subject responds to visual stimulus (by pressing a response button).
10 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
SurveyMonkey Questionairre
Time Frame: 10 minutes
10 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Vidya Raman

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 29, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 2, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

February 3, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 31, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 30, 2017

Last Verified

January 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IRB14-00858

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