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Medical Students' stress hormones measured during real patient encounters

NCT ID NCT01061255

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Nantes University Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 14, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers at Nantes University Hospital are studying whether year 6 medical students feel more stressed when they solve diagnostic problems with real patients in an outpatient clinic compared to a hospital ward. The study measures anxiety with a questionnaire and cortisol levels in saliva before and after each session. They want to understand if the clinic setting, with its time pressure and patient expectations, triggers a stronger stress response. The findings could inform how medical schools train students for real-world consultations.

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What this could lead to
If the study identifies how clinic settings raise stress, medical schools could design training that prepares students for real patient encounters.
What could go wrong
The study is small and observational, so it cannot prove that one setting causes more stress than another. Cortisol levels vary with time of day and individual factors, which may muddy the results.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

62 people

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Started

Nov 2009

Finished

Apr 2010

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Ages

Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)

Sex

Anyone

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Inclusion Criteria: * Year 6 medical students who attend a one-month full-time course in an Internal Medicine Department Exclusion Criteria: * Student who repeats his year 6 of medicine * Student treated with corticoids

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  • Nantes University Hospital

    Nantes, France

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