Associations of the Grades of Doctor and Neonatal Outcomes

Associations of the Grades of Doctor and Neonatal Outcomes: An Observational Prospective Study

In China, the standardized training system for residents was built last year, and the associations of the grades of doctors and accoucheurs and neonatal outcomes remains unclear.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Standardized Training System for Residents; Neonatal Outcomes
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: attending obstetrician; Procedure: associate obstetrician; Procedure: chief obstetrician

Detailed Description

In China, the grades of doctors and accoucheurs are divided into four levels, and different levels may induce differences of neonatal asphyxia and death. The standardized training system for residents was built last year,the associations of the grades of doctors and accoucheurs and neonatal asphyxia,neonatal death before and after the training systems need to be assess.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 20000

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• China
  • Chongqing
    • Chongqing, Chongqing, China, 400042
      • Recruiting
      • Department of Pediatrics, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 1 minute to 3 months (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: N/A
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All neonates with gestational age are from 26 weeks to 42 weeks

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Gestational age (GA) is from 26 to 42 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

• major congenital malformations or complex congenital heart disease

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

3

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
attending obstetrician; the low grade doctor who can do caesarean operation with no pregnant complications.	Procedure: attending obstetrician; Attending obstetrician can do the caesarean operation without pregnant complications.
associate chief obstetrician; The middle grade doctor who can do caesarean operation with no or mild or middle pregnant complications.	Procedure: associate obstetrician; Associate chief Obstetrician can do the caesarean operation without or mild or middle pregnant complications.
chief obstetrician; the high doctor who can do all caesarean operation without limitations	Procedure: chief obstetrician; Chief obstetrician can do all caesarean operation without limitations.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
neonatal asphyxia	neonatal asphyxia was defined according to manual of neonatal care	within 28 days
death	neonatal death	within 28 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Bayley Scales of Infant Development	to assess the development using Bayley Scales of Infant Development	at 2 months and 2 years old

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Daping Hospital and the Research Institute of Surgery of the Third Military Medical University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): August 1, 2017
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): December 30, 2022
• Study Completion (Anticipated): December 30, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 30, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 21, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): July 24, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 9, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 7, 2020
• Last Verified: January 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: grades of doctor and neonaltal

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No