The ECOSTRESS Study: Influence of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination on Stress Among Medical Student

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

All medical student that agree to participate

Disqualifiers

All medical student that disagree to participate

Trial population

Medical student between fourth and sixth year of med school

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

Not listed

Trial groups

No trial groups listed

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Heart Rate Variability (HRV)

Comparison of heart rate variability during one day of OSCE versus a traditional table examination.

Time frame
24 hours

Secondary outcomes

1

Sociodemographic

Study of factors influencing heart rate variability (time of passage, anticipatory stress, sociodemographic, or lifestyle habits).

Time frame
Once
2

Subjective stress

Study of stress using visual analogic scale (VAS)

Time frame
12 hours
3

Stress correlation

Study of correlation between subjective stress (VAS) and objective stress (HRV)

Time frame
Once

Other outcomes

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