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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Mount Sinai Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2

St Michael's Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

3

The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, Canada