The ECOSTRESS Study: Influence of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination on Stress Among Medical Student
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Heart Rate Variability, Stress, Medical Student. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- France
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
We will assess stress using heart rate variability during examination on medical student. Three time of measurement will be performed. First standardized objective clinical examination, second classic table examination and third a control day.
Detailed description
French medical students have benefited from a new evaluation method since 2020 in the form of a standardized objective clinical examination (OSCE). This examination consists of an evaluation of an initial clinical situation, in relation to a pre-identified and nationally identical objective in all Medical School. During these exams, the student has one minute of preparation then seven minutes of evaluation in front of a facilitator, member of the teaching staff. An examiner is also present in the room to search in real time for keywords intended for grading. The examiner and facilitator may or may not be tenured teachers. Students benefit from annual training organized by the Medical School of Clermont-Ferrand in which they all participate. This exam appears to be excessively stressful for students. However, there is currently no data regarding the objective measurement of the stress of these students. Heart rate variability is a biomarker of stress measured with a simple heart rate monitor or a watch, completely painless, non-intrusive, and used by the general public routinely in many areas (monitoring sports sessions, etc...).
Primary outcome measures
- Heart Rate Variability (HRV) [Time frame: 24 hours]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
- Sociodemographic [Time frame: Once]
- Subjective stress [Time frame: 12 hours]
- Stress correlation [Time frame: Once]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- All medical student that agree to participate
Exclusion criteria
- All medical student that disagree to participate
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
France · 2 centers
- Medical School of Clermont-Ferrand — Clermont-Ferrand
- CHU clermont-ferrand — Clermont-Ferrand
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06138457 · 2023BOUILLON-MINOIS-ECOSTRESS