Status:

COMPLETED

The Effect of Intensive Inpatient Attending Supervision on Medical Errors, Patient Safety and Resident Education

Lead Sponsor:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Conditions:

Focus of Study is on Graduate Medical Education Supervision

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Randomized cross over trial investigating the effect of intensive attending supervision of residents caring for inpatients on the medical service on both patient safety and educational outcomes. Hypot...

Detailed Description

Background While the relationship between resident work hours and patient safety has been extensively studied, little research has evaluated the role of attending supervision on patient safety and edu...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria
  • Teaching attending on the medicine service at Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Resident physician on the medical service at Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • Faculty unable to complete both control and intervention arms of the study.
  • Faculty unwilling to participate
  • Residents unwilling to participate

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 1 2015

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    April 1 2017

    Estimated Enrollment :

    134 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT03318198

    Start Date

    September 1 2015

    End Date

    April 1 2017

    Last Update

    October 23 2017

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