Safety IssuesNCT00845052
Survey of Housestaff Attitudes Toward Patient Care and Safety
An observational study of Safety Issues and Patient Care, run by Weill Medical College of Cornell University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Background: The occurrence of medical errors and their deleterious effects on quality of care delivered are widely recognized phenomena in healthcare today. This has spurned an aggressive nationwide campaign to improve the quality of care all hospitals throughout the country. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 20 to 50 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Safety Issues, Patient Care
- How many people
- 674 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Jul 2008to Sep 2011
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 20 to 50 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Study population: Housestaff
Who may be able to join
- Members of housestaff working at New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Medical College of Cornell University Exclusion Criteria: Not meeting the inclusion criteria
Who cannot join
None listed.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, New York, 10065
About this study
Official title: Changing Housestaff Culture and Tracking Housestaff Attitudes Regarding Patient Care and Safety
Background: The occurrence of medical errors and their deleterious effects on quality of care delivered are widely recognized phenomena in healthcare today. This has spurned an aggressive nationwide campaign to improve the quality of care all hospitals throughout the country. Currently, there are numerous reports of quality improvement initiatives across medical centers in the United States. However, a review of the literature failed to identify any publications regarding targeted resident/housestaff involvement in hospital quality improvement and safety related activities.
Purpose: To investigate and track housestaff attitudes on patient care, patient safety, communication and overall quality within the institution.
Read more
Objective: To investigate, analyze and publish the results of this prospective study. The information obtained will help us and others understand whether proactive attempts to change housestaff culture can indeed change attitudes towards the better with regards to patient care and safety. It is assumed that improved attitudes ultimately translates into improved care and safety.
Methods: Each residency coordinator in each clinical department will be asked to distribute a survey, which has already been validated for this type of investigation, to each resident in the respective program (see attachment).
The Vice-President of Medical Affairs will provide a cover letter to help with the process. After a week, a reminder will be distributed by the coordinators to each resident asking them to fill out the survey. The surveys will be filled out anonymously. However, each participant will be asked to note their sex, department and year of postgraduate training. This process will be repeated every eight months until June of 2010. The Housestaff Quality council (HQC) has already distributed and collected this survey. The results of those surveys will be used in a retrospective part of this study. The results of (HQC) survey will be used to establish a baseline of the housestaff attitudes at the New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell.
Data will be stored on a password protected computer. The Institutional Review Board (IRB), Office of Human Research Protection and Food and Drug Administration and all appropriate federal oversight agencies may have access to those files.
Read the detailed description
Each residency coordinator in each clinical department will be asked to distribute a survey, which has already been validated for this type of investigation, to each resident in the respective program
- Conditions
- Safety Issues, Patient Care
- Keywords
- Housestaff, Patient Safety, Patient Care, Focus of Study: To assess safety climate amongst housestaff
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| First group of house staff | First group of house staff to be surveyed | |
| Second group of house staff | Second group of house staff to be surveyed | |
| Thirst group of house staff | Third group of house staff to be surveyed |
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted16 Feb 2009 (estimated)
- Study startJul 2008
- Primary completionJun 2011
- Study completionSep 2011
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Safety IssuesStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 674 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Gregory Kerr, MD, MBA, Principal investigator, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00845052
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 0807009889
- Status last verified
- Feb 2017
- First submitted
- 13 Feb 2009
- Last updated
- 6 Feb 2017
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 6 Feb 2017. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Changing Housestaff Culture and Tracking Housestaff Attitudes Regarding Patient Care and Safety
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00845052
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 0807009889
- Conditions
- Safety Issues, Patient Care
- Keywords
- Housestaff, Patient Safety, Patient Care, Focus of Study: To assess safety climate amongst housestaff
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 674 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Jul 2008
- Primary completion
- Jun 2011 (actual)
- Study completion
- Sep 2011 (actual)
- First posted
- 16 Feb 2009 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Background: The occurrence of medical errors and their deleterious effects on quality of care delivered are widely recognized phenomena in healthcare today. This has spurned an aggressive nationwide campaign to improve the quality of care all hospitals throughout the country. Currently, there are numerous reports of quality improvement initiatives across medical centers in the United States. However, a review of the literature failed to identify any publications regarding targeted resident/housestaff involvement in hospital quality improvement and safety related activities.
Purpose: To investigate and track housestaff attitudes on patient care, patient safety, communication and overall quality within the institution.
Objective: To investigate, analyze and publish the results of this prospective study. The information obtained will help us and others understand whether proactive attempts to change housestaff culture can indeed change attitudes towards the better with regards to patient care and safety. It is assumed that improved attitudes ultimately translates into improved care and safety.
Methods: Each residency coordinator in each clinical department will be asked to distribute a survey, which has already been validated for this type of investigation, to each resident in the respective program (see attachment).
The Vice-President of Medical Affairs will provide a cover letter to help with the process. After a week, a reminder will be distributed by the coordinators to each resident asking them to fill out the survey. The surveys will be filled out anonymously. However, each participant will be asked to note their sex, department and year of postgraduate training. This process will be repeated every eight months until June of 2010. The Housestaff Quality council (HQC) has already distributed and collected this survey. The results of those surveys will be used in a retrospective part of this study. The results of (HQC) survey will be used to establish a baseline of the housestaff attitudes at the New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell.
Data will be stored on a password protected computer. The Institutional Review Board (IRB), Office of Human Research Protection and Food and Drug Administration and all appropriate federal oversight agencies may have access to those files.
Detailed description
Each residency coordinator in each clinical department will be asked to distribute a survey, which has already been validated for this type of investigation, to each resident in the respective program
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 3
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| First group of house staff | – | –First group of house staff to be surveyed |
| Second group of house staff | – | –Second group of house staff to be surveyed |
| Thirst group of house staff | – | –Third group of house staff to be surveyed |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 20 to 50 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
- Study population
- Housestaff
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Members of housestaff working at New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Medical College of Cornell University Exclusion Criteria: Not meeting the inclusion criteria
Key exclusion criteria (0 listed)
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Not reported in the source record.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 6 Feb 2017.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Gregory Kerr, MD, MBA principal investigator
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Safety Issues and Patient Care, run by Weill Medical College of Cornell University at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Feb 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 Feb 2017.