PersonalityNCT01574924
Personality Change During Medical Residency
An observational study of Personality and Coping Skills, run by University of Coimbra at 1 site in Portugal.
Trial summary
The Ethics Committee of Hospital and University Center of Coimbra (Portugal) complies, reports and is supervisioned by the Portuguese Ethics Committee. The Ethics Committee of Hospital and University Center of Coimbra is an multidisciplinary organ of Ethics experts that give support to the board of hospital directors… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 23 to 45 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Personality, Coping Skills
- How many people
- 600 participants
- Where
- 1 sitePortugal
- Study dates
- Apr 2012to Oct 2018
- 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 23 to 45 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Study population: All portuguese medical (first year) residents will be invited to participate in the study (target population). Targeted enrollment stategies will be used to recruit participants (individual invitation emails). Also, the study will be disclosed in some social networks. The research team has created a proper email account (personalidade.internato@gmail.com) to answer any questions and to change email with the participants of the study. To those who accepted and consent to participate (study population), it will be send the online link to create a confidential account and access (and to give answers to the questionnaires).
Who may be able to join
- Medical residents with ages between 23 and 45 years old, attending the first year of medical specialty in Portugal in the following specialties*: General Surgery, Neurosurgery; Orthopedics; Intern Medicine, Gastroenterology; Cardiology; Rheumatology; Endocrinology; Oncology; Intensive Medicine; Pediatric; Radiology; Clinical Pathology; Neurology and Psychiatry.
- Acceptance and commitment to participate in the study.
- Signature of study' informed consent.
Who cannot join
- Attendance, during the study, in an international formative stage with a duration superior to 12 months.
- Previous attendance of other medical specialty for more than one year.
- Present or past history of major psychiatry disorders (illicit drug abuse with dependence, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or schizoaffective disorder)
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Portugal1 site
Department of Psychiatry at Hospitalar and Universitary Center of Coimbra, EPE
Coimbra, 3000-075
About this study
Official title: Personality Change During Medical Residency Across Different Medical Specialties
The Ethics Committee of Hospital and University Center of Coimbra (Portugal) complies, reports and is supervisioned by the Portuguese Ethics Committee.
The Ethics Committee of Hospital and University Center of Coimbra is an multidisciplinary organ of Ethics experts that give support to the board of hospital directors, the health personnel and patients, regarding bioethical issues emerging from clinical assistance activities (addressed to patient's health being, education and clinical research).
- Conditions
- Personality, Coping Skills
- Being tested
- No intervention.
- Keywords
- Personality change, Perfectionism, Coping, Medical Specialty, Medical Residency
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
No intervention.Other
There are no interventions in this observational study.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Medical residents | Not described Receives: Other: No intervention. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Personality
Change in the facets of personality domains (Neuroticism, Extroversion and Conscientiousness) measure with the portuguese version (Lima et al) of NEO PI-R (Costa \& McCrae).
Measured: First assessment: 1st month of medical specialty. Second (final) assessment: 1st month after medical specialty final exam [4, 5, 6 (or more) years after the 1st evaluation, according to the time taken to complete medical residency].
Secondary outcomes (2)
Perfectionism
Baseline (and changes)in Perfectionism measured using the portuguese version (Soares et al) of Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (Frost)
Measured: First assessment: 1st month of medical specialty. Second (final) assessment: 1st month after medical specialty final exam [4, 5, 6 (or more) years after the 1st evaluation, according to the time taken to complete medical residency].
Problem Solving Inventory (Vaz Serra et al)
Measured: First assessment: 1st month of medical specialty. Second (final) assessment: 1st month after medical specialty final exam [4, 5, 6 (or more) years after the 1st evaluation, according to the time taken to complete medical residency].
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted10 Apr 2012 (estimated)
- Study startApr 2012
- Primary completionOct 2018 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for PersonalityStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- 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
- 600 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Coimbra
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Fernanda Cristina Ordens Miguel, University of Coimbra
- Investigators
- Fernanda Miguel, MD, Principal investigator, Department of Psychiatry at Hospital and University Center of Coimbra, EPEFernanda Miguel, MD, Study chair, Department of Psychiatry at Hospital and University Center of Coimbra, EPEEva Mendes, MD, Study chair, Department of Psychiatry at Hospital and University Center of Coimbra, EPESusana Renca, MD, Study chair, Department of Psychiatry at Hospital and University Center of Coimbra, EPEJoana Andrade, MD, Study chair, Department of Psychiatry at Hospital and University Center of Coimbra, EPESandra Pereira, MD, Study chair, Department of Psychiatry at Hospital and University Center of Coimbra, EPECatarina Pereira, MD, Study chair, Department of Psychiatry at Hospital and University Center of Coimbra, EPEHelena Rita, MD, Study chair, Department of Psychiatry at Hospital and University Center of Coimbra, EPE
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01574924
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- PERINT-01
- Status last verified
- Apr 2012
- First submitted
- 5 Apr 2012
- Last updated
- 16 Apr 2012
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 16 Apr 2012. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Personality Change During Medical Residency Across Different Medical Specialties
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01574924
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- PERINT-01
- Conditions
- Personality, Coping Skills
- Keywords
- Personality change, Perfectionism, Coping, Medical Specialty, Medical Residency
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 600 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- University of CoimbraUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Apr 2012
- Primary completion
- Oct 2018 (estimated)
- First posted
- 10 Apr 2012 (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.
The Ethics Committee of Hospital and University Center of Coimbra (Portugal) complies, reports and is supervisioned by the Portuguese Ethics Committee.
The Ethics Committee of Hospital and University Center of Coimbra is an multidisciplinary organ of Ethics experts that give support to the board of hospital directors, the health personnel and patients, regarding bioethical issues emerging from clinical assistance activities (addressed to patient's health being, education and clinical research).
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Medical residents | – | Other: No intervention. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 23 to 45 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
- Study population
- All portuguese medical (first year) residents will be invited to participate in the study (target population). Targeted enrollment stategies will be used to recruit participants (individual invitation emails). Also, the study will be disclosed in some social networks. The research team has created a proper email account (personalidade.internato@gmail.com) to answer any questions and to change email with the participants of the study. To those who accepted and consent to participate (study population), it will be send the online link to create a confidential account and access (and to give answers to the questionnaires).
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Medical residents with ages between 23 and 45 years old, attending the first year of medical specialty in Portugal in the following specialties*: General Surgery, Neurosurgery; Orthopedics; Intern Medicine, Gastroenterology; Cardiology; Rheumatology; Endocrinology; Oncology; Intensive Medicine; Pediatric; Radiology; Clinical Pathology; Neurology and Psychiatry.
- Acceptance and commitment to participate in the study.
- Signature of study' informed consent.
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Attendance, during the study, in an international formative stage with a duration superior to 12 months.
- Previous attendance of other medical specialty for more than one year.
- Present or past history of major psychiatry disorders (illicit drug abuse with dependence, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or schizoaffective disorder)
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| No intervention.There are no interventions in this observational study. | Other | Medical residents |
Primary outcome
Personality
Time frame: First assessment: 1st month of medical specialty. Second (final) assessment: 1st month after medical specialty final exam [4, 5, 6 (or more) years after the 1st evaluation, according to the time taken to complete medical residency].
Change in the facets of personality domains (Neuroticism, Extroversion and Conscientiousness) measure with the portuguese version (Lima et al) of NEO PI-R (Costa \& McCrae).
2 secondary outcomes
Perfectionism
Time frame: First assessment: 1st month of medical specialty. Second (final) assessment: 1st month after medical specialty final exam [4, 5, 6 (or more) years after the 1st evaluation, according to the time taken to complete medical residency].
Problem Solving Inventory (Vaz Serra et al)
Time frame: First assessment: 1st month of medical specialty. Second (final) assessment: 1st month after medical specialty final exam [4, 5, 6 (or more) years after the 1st evaluation, according to the time taken to complete medical residency].
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 16 Apr 2012.
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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.
Fernanda Miguel, MD principal investigator
Department of Psychiatry at Hospital and University Center of Coimbra, EPE
Fernanda Miguel, MD study chair
Department of Psychiatry at Hospital and University Center of Coimbra, EPE
Eva Mendes, MD study chair
Department of Psychiatry at Hospital and University Center of Coimbra, EPE
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 Personality and Coping Skills, run by University of Coimbra at 1 site in Portugal.
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 3 inclusion and 3 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Apr 2012. 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 Portugal. 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?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Fernanda O Miguel, MD ((+351)961031769, miguel_fernanda@yahoo.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Personality (time frame: First assessment: 1st month of medical specialty. Second (final) assessment: 1st month after medical specialty final exam [4, 5, 6 (or more) years after the 1st evaluation, according to the time taken to complete medical residency].). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
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 16 Apr 2012.