MorphECOS - Evaluation of the Influence of Fatigue and Sleep on the Performance of 2nd Cycle Medical Students (OSCE) (MorphECOS)

MorphECOS - Evaluation of the Influence of Fatigue and Sleep on the Performance of 2nd Cycle Medical Students (OSCE): a Single-centre Observational Study

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

The aim of this study is to better characterise the population of students taking the OSCEs on the subject of sleep and fatigue and to assess whether these factors have an impact on their performance in the OSCEs.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Sleep; Sleep Deprivation; Circadian Rhythm; Fatigue Intensity

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 619

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Lyon, France, 69003
    • Claude Bernard University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

2nd cycle médical program

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects of legal age, enrolled in the 2nd cycle médical program at the Lyon Est Faculty of Medicine (Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University), taking part in the annual session (February or March 2025) of the faculty's OSCEs and having agreed to participate by completing and signing the dedicated written consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

• abstenteism or Premature end to the OSCE session.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
5th year of medical curriculum
6th year of medical curriculum

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
PERFORMANCE	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
Significant difference in student performance per station and per item	Significant difference in student performance per station and per item	obtained seven days after the objectif structured clinical examination
Significant difference in Visual Analog Scale response according to the different profiles	Significant difference in Visual Analog Scale response according to the different profiles	Two times : 1 hour before and 1 hour after the OSCE session

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Claude Bernard University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 27, 2025
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 20, 2025
• Study Completion (Actual): March 20, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 3, 2025
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 29, 2025
• First Posted (Actual): May 1, 2025

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 1, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 29, 2025
• Last Verified: April 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Mental Disorders; Sleep Wake Disorders; Dyssomnias; Fatigue; Sleep Deprivation
• Other Study ID Numbers: MorphECOS

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO
• IPD Plan Description: Not provided for in the protocol.

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No