Gastroenterology & Work Related Injuries

Is the Future of Gastroenterology Being Adequately Prepared to Prevent Work Related Injuries and Allow for a Long Healthy Career? Question Answered.

2.2.1. Primary Outcome(s)

• Percentage of gastroenterology fellows who have received any formal training in the ergonomics of endoscopy and how to prevent long term work related injuries.

2.2.2. Secondary Outcome(s)

• How much formal training given in multiple choice format fellows received in the ergonomics of endoscopy and how to prevent work related injuries.
• Number of perceived work related injuries fellows sustained.
• Types of perceived work related injuries fellows sustained.
• If fellow perceived work related injuries whether they felt it negatively affected their ability to perform their duties as a gastroenterology fellow.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Gastroenterology & Work Related Injuries

Detailed Description

This is a self-report survey utilizing a voluntary, non-probability sampling design. The survey instrument will be created in Google Survey© consisting of yes/no, multiple choice and free text response questions. This survey instrument questions have been developed empirically by the investigators.

It will be distributed to all gastroenterology fellowship coordinators through an email listserv maintained by programs nationwide for the purpose of communicating with their trainees. The email will include instructions to share the survey link (Appendix 2) with all first/second/third year as well as all advanced gastroenterology fellow s in their programs. The survey will be disseminated over a 2 week period. The fellowship coordinator will receive three separate emails. The first email (Appendix 2) will be on opening day of the survey requesting them to forward the link to their fellows. The second email (Appendix 3) will be sent on day 8 of the study period serving as a reminder to participate in the survey with link once again attached. The final email (Appendix 4) will be distributed on day 14 of the study period serving as a final reminder for fellows to complete the survey if they have not already and that the survey will close at midnight. The link will have both the informed consent form and the survey. Participants must press a key indicating agreement to get past the consent to the survey. The survey will take less than 2 minutes to complete electronically. This will be an anonymous survey and will be distributed via a secure online platform.

The results will be compiled using Google Survey© software. No personal identifying information will be included.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 99

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Texas
    • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75203
      • Methodist Dallas Medical Center

Participation Criteria

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

It will be distributed to all gastroenterology fellowship coordinators through an email listserv maintained by programs nationwide for the purpose of communicating with their trainees.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Gastroenterology fellows enrolled in an accredited program in the United States
• First, second and third year as well as advanced gastroenterology fellows
• Able and willing to provide consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Advanced gastroenterology fellows
• Staff gastroenterologists
• Unable or unwilling to provide consent

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Training on ergonomics of endoscopy	• Percentage of gastroenterology fellows who have received any formal training in the ergonomics of endoscopy and how to prevent long term work related injuries.	14 days

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Methodist Health System
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Cassandra Craig, M.D., Methodist Dallas Medical Center

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 2, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 2, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): May 2, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 30, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 30, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): January 2, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 19, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 18, 2020
• Last Verified: November 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Wounds and Injuries
• Other Study ID Numbers: 058.GID.2018.D

Drug and device information, study documents

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