Work Hour Reductions, Medical Errors, and Intern Well-Being at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center Intensive Care Unit

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Sleep Deprivation, Depression

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether reducing intern work hours and eliminating extended shifts in the intensive care unit will reduce prescribing errors and improve intern well-being.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00996320

Run by

Providence Health & Services

People needed

22

Starts

2008-06-01

Expected to finish

2009-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-10-16

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Interns rotating at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center ICU

You may not qualify if…

• Diagnosis of narcolepsy

Where it is running

• Providence St. Vincent Medical Center Intensive Care Unit — Portland, Oregon, United States

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