Effects of Family Status of Osteopathic Medical Students on Their Perceived Level of Stress.

• Sponsor: The Touro College and University System (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT06042504
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 100
• Location: 1
• Actual Duration (Months): 19.4
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 5.1

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The investigators are interested in studying the effects of familial obligations, including marriage, parenthood, familial caregiving, on stress levels in Osteopathic Medical Students (OMS). The investigators expect to find that having a family may increase the stress level of OMS in comparison with OMS who don't have familial obligations.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Stress, Psychological	Other: Survey

Study Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Actual Enrollment: 100 participants
• Observational Model: Other
• Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
• Official Title: Effects of Family Status of Osteopathic Medical Students on Their Perceived Level of Stress.
• Actual Study Start Date: Jan 25, 2022
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Sep 9, 2023
• Actual Study Completion Date: Sep 9, 2023

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Married students with no children Submit Survey	Other: Survey; Subjects will complete a survey. The survey consists of two parts, "A" and "B". During part "A" subjects will indicate which of the 5 cohorts they identify as. Successively in part "B", subject will complete a survey known as the "Perceived Stress Scale" (PSS).
Married students with children Submit Survey	Other: Survey; Subjects will complete a survey. The survey consists of two parts, "A" and "B". During part "A" subjects will indicate which of the 5 cohorts they identify as. Successively in part "B", subject will complete a survey known as the "Perceived Stress Scale" (PSS).
Unmarried Students with children Submit Survey	Other: Survey; Subjects will complete a survey. The survey consists of two parts, "A" and "B". During part "A" subjects will indicate which of the 5 cohorts they identify as. Successively in part "B", subject will complete a survey known as the "Perceived Stress Scale" (PSS).
Familial caregiver Submit Survey	Other: Survey; Subjects will complete a survey. The survey consists of two parts, "A" and "B". During part "A" subjects will indicate which of the 5 cohorts they identify as. Successively in part "B", subject will complete a survey known as the "Perceived Stress Scale" (PSS).
Unmarried without kids Submit Survey	Other: Survey; Subjects will complete a survey. The survey consists of two parts, "A" and "B". During part "A" subjects will indicate which of the 5 cohorts they identify as. Successively in part "B", subject will complete a survey known as the "Perceived Stress Scale" (PSS).

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Total PSS Score [Through study completion, an average of 1 year.]

   Individual scores on the PSS can range from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher perceived stress. Scores ranging from 0-13 would be considered low stress. Scores ranging from 14-26 would be considered moderate stress. Scores ranging from 27-40 would be considered high perceived stress.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years and Older
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• Medical Students

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not current Medical Students

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine	New York	New York	United States	10027

Sponsors and Collaborators

• The Touro College and University System

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Tommaso Meregalli, Principal Investigator, The Touro College and University System
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT06042504
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2206E
• First Posted: Sep 18, 2023
• Last Update Posted: Sep 18, 2023
• Last Verified: Sep 1, 2023

• Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: No
• Plan to Share IPD: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Stress, Psychological

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Sep 18, 2023