Influence of Relaxing Breathing Before Each Station of an Objective Structured Clinical Examination
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Intervention of standardized relaxing breathing.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Performance Anxiety, Stress, Coping Skills. Basic parameters: No limits · 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
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Official title
Influence on Performance of Relaxing Breathing During Rotation Pause Before Each Station of an Objective Structured Clinical Examination for Fifth Year Medical Students
Overview
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.
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.
Interventions
- 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
Primary outcome measures
- PERFORMANCE [Time frame: obtained seven days after the objectif structured clinical examination]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- 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)]
- Mean difference of perceived impact of the intervention on performance [Time frame: Just five minutes after the objectif structured clinical examination]
Eligibility criteria
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
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06466993 · ZENECOS