Clinical trial NCT01989494: Study of the Physical Activity in Anesthesiologists
Official title: Evaluation of the Physical Activity Associated With Clinical Work in Anesthesia Residents and Attendings
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Healthy
Keywords: anesthesiologists
physical activity
pedometer
wellness
exercise
Lead sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2013-11-21
Enrollment: 45
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: This is a prospective observational and retrospective survey study of the physical activity of the anesthesiologists, which would require subjects to wear pedometer in five consecutive days at work as well as recall their physical activity in the past seven-day week.

Brief summary: This study will measure and compare the physical activity of the anesthesiologists during routine daily work in the operating room as determined by the pedometer-counted steps and to estimate the average daily physical activity by using a seven day exercise recall survey.

Detailed description: This study aims to:

1. Measure and compare the physical activity of the anesthesiology residents and attendings during routine daily work in the main operating room as determined by the pedometer-counted steps walked by every individual
2. Estimate the physical activity outside of work by responding to survey of the past seven day exercise recall

The primary objective of this study is to compare the physical activity of resident and attending anesthesiologists. We hypothesize that the attendings will walk more steps than residents at work, but it is possible that the residents will be more active in their spare time. In addition, we hypothesize that the first year residents, likely associated with inefficiency in work pattern, will have more physical activity at work compared to the third year residents. The final objective of this study is to compare the physical activity of these two groups to the recommended guidelines for healthy lifestyle.

We anticipate that this study will provide us with an idea of the physical activity of the 'average anesthesiologist' in USA and will be useful for determining the need of promoting exercise for healthier lifestyle.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Anesthesiology residents and attendings scheduled to work in the main operating room for regular day shift who volunteer for the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Refusal to be enrolled in the study
* Medical conditions which restrict/prohibit exercise, e.g. recent injury, recent surgical procedure, arthritis
* Pregnancy
* Part-time or on call subjects will be excluded, as well as anyone scheduled to work outside the Main Operating Room, e.g. ICU, endoscopy, obstetrics.

Primary outcomes:
measure: steps walked while at work
timeFrame: 5 days
Secondary outcomes:
measure: overall level of physical activity
timeFrame: past 7 days
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Boston
country: United States
facility: Brigham and Women's Hospital
state: Massachusetts
Study officials:
affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital
name: Vesela Kovacheva, MD PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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