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

August 10, 2024 updated by: Lilot Marc, Claude Bernard University

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

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.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed 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.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

400

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

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

Yes

Description

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

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

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention
Relaxing breathing occuring during rotation of OSCE station
Behavioral: Intervention of standardized relaxing breathing
Relaxing breathing standardized to 6 respiratory cycles per minute that occur during rotation time before next station of OSCE start
Active Comparator: Control
Free time during rotation of OSCE station
Behavioral: Intervention of standardized relaxing breathing
Relaxing breathing standardized to 6 respiratory cycles per minute that occur during rotation time before next station of OSCE start

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
PERFORMANCE
Time Frame: obtained seven days after the objectif structured clinical examination
Score at the objectif structured clinical examination exam from 0 minimum to 200 points maximum
obtained seven days after the objectif structured clinical examination

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Mean Difference of Inner Resource
Time Frame: Two times : 10 minutes before objectif structured clinical examination (before training of intervention) and just 2 minutes after training of the intervention)
Numerical Visual analog score on inner resource available perceived (from 0 to 100 : maximum)
Two times : 10 minutes before objectif structured clinical examination (before training of intervention) and just 2 minutes after training of the intervention)
Mean difference of perceived impact of the intervention on performance
Time Frame: Just five minutes after the objectif structured clinical examination
Numerical Visual analog scales on perceived impact of the intervention on performance (from zero: negative to 100: positive)
Just five minutes after the objectif structured clinical examination

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Claude Bernard University

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Gilles Rode, MD PhD, Lyon Est Medical Center Lyon 1 University
  • Principal Investigator: Evan Gouy, MD, Lyon Est Medical Center Lyon 1 University
  • Study Director: Marion Cortet, MD PhD, Lyon Est Medical Center Lyon 1 University

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 (Estimated)

September 5, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 17, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 17, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 14, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 14, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

June 20, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 14, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 10, 2024

Last Verified

August 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ZENECOS

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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