Status:
COMPLETED
Safety, Fatigue, and Continuity in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Lead Sponsor:
The Hospital for Sick Children
Conditions:
Fatigue
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to describe the features of continuity and quantify fatigue in three ICU resident work schedules, estimate the frequency of preventable adverse events, and inform the desi...
Detailed Description
The overall goal of our research is to describe the optimal scheduling pattern for frontline physicians working in ICUs. Our hypothesis is that call schedule associated reductions in fatigue are count...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All residents at participating ICUs starting a rotation in Fall 2008
- Staff members supervising and/or working with participating residents
- Patients/family members under the care of the participating residents
- Patients admitted to participating ICUs
Exclusion
- Lack of informed consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
19 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00679809
Start Date
October 1 2008
End Date
December 1 2013
Last Update
June 1 2015
Active Locations (3)
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1
Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2
St Michael's Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada