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Traffic AccidentNCT04243291

The Prevalence of Road Crash Involvement and Its Associated Factors Among Medical Doctors in Malaysia

An observational study of Traffic Accident, run by Universiti Putra Malaysia at 1 site in Malaysia.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study mainly to investigate the prevalence of road crash involvement and its associated factors (fatigue, demographic factors, sleep quality, and mental health status, number of working hours) among medical doctors in Malaysia. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Traffic Accident
How many people
375 participants
Where
1 siteMalaysia
Study dates
1 Apr 2020to 30 Mar 2022
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 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) members who are fully or partially registered with the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) and their contacts. MMA is the main representative body for all registered medical practitioners in Malaysia. MMA members include senior and junior doctors, private and public, specialists and general practioners, medical officer and house officer.

Who may be able to join

  • Malaysian citizen
  • Full or partial registration with MMC
  • Work a minimum of six (6) months in public healthcare sector in Malaysia. Doctors who have just been working for less than six months are still adapting to the duties and atmosphere of the hospital, and the responsibilities they hold are also different from those of a senior doctor making them not suitable to include in this study.

Who cannot join

  • Medical doctors currently on a long leave. As we only have a short period of data collection, so we will exclude this group of subject.
  • Does not self-commute to work

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Malaysia1 site

  • Universiti Putra Malaysia

    Seri Kembangan, Selangor, 43400

Other trials in Malaysia

About this study

Official title: The Prevalence of Road Crash Involvement and Its Associated Factors Among Medical Doctors in Malaysia : A Cross Sectional Study

This study mainly to investigate the prevalence of road crash involvement and its associated factors (fatigue, demographic factors, sleep quality, and mental health status, number of working hours) among medical doctors in Malaysia.

Read the detailed description

The incidence reports of road crash involvement among medical doctors in Malaysia have steadily increased in frequency by 28%. Despite the gravity of the situation, there is an obvious absence of further information regarding the causes of such occurrence. A deeper look into literature regarding the phenomenon worldwide indicates that the prevalence of road crash involvement among doctors are less reported on, much less the factors associated with it.

hence, investigators constructed a research to investigate the prevalence of road crash involvement and its associated factors (fatigue, demographic factors, sleep quality, and mental health status, number of working hours) among medical doctors in Malaysia.

It is a cross sectional study where the study population consists of Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) members who are fully or partially registered with the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) and their contacts.

Respondents will be selected via non probability random sampling among MMA registered member list and their network. The sample will be doctors who are partially or fully registered with the Malaysian Medical Council and following the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The participants who are eligible will need to answer via an online survey link.

Inclusion criteria

  • Malaysian citizen
  • Full or partial registration with MMC
  • Work a minimum of six (6) months in public healthcare sector in Malaysia. Doctors who have just been working for less than six months are still adapting to the duties and atmosphere of the hospital, and the responsibilities they hold are also different from those of a senior doctor making them not suitable to include in this study.

Exclusion criteria

  • Medical doctors currently on a long leave. As investigators only have a short period of data collection, so investigators will exclude this group of subject.
  • Does not self-commute to work

CALCULATED SAMPLE SIZE = 288.

This study will be in collaboration with Malaysian Medical Associations (MMA) on recruiting sample for this research along with other medical NGOs. MMA will help in dissemination of information throughout their website as well as distribute/email the questionnaires to all MMA members and their contacts.

The questionnaire will be created by using Google Form and then saved on Google Drive. Then MMA will share the form to all their members through email. All responses will be saved in the file stored in Google Drive. Once enough sample acquired, the form will be closed and results will be download for data analysis.

Data entry and analysis will be undertaken by using the 'Statistical Package for Social Sciences' (SPSS) programme, Version 22.0. The statistical significance level is taken at the p value <0.05 with 95% of confidence intervals (CI). The continuous variables will be summarised by using means and standard deviation (SD) and predominantly categorised as required and presented as the number (n) and percentage (%). The statistics analysis will utilise the Pearson Chi-square test for obtaining the statistical difference of the categorical variables.

Lastly, logistic regression analysis will be used to describe the strength of association between the outcome and factors of interest, adjusting for covariates or confounders. It also allows one to determine the important factors affecting the outcome and generate the final model for the factors being studied as the predictor for the outcomes.

Study Instrument: Questionnaire/scoring \& Pilot study

This study's approval for ethical clearance will be obtained from Medical Research Ethics Committee (MREC), "University Putra Malaysia" (UPM). Informed consent will be obtained from each study participant and it will be stated at the beginning of the questionnaire.

Keywords
risk factor, physician, road accident, prevalence

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. The Prevalence of Road Crash Involvement among Medical Doctors

    Self reported in sociodemographic questionnaire

    Measured: Since joining medical profession ( anywhere from one year up to 20 years )

  2. fatigue among Medical Doctors

    Checklist Individual Strength Questionnaire (CISQ)

    Measured: Since joining medical profession ( anywhere from one year up to 20 years )

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted28 Jan 2020
  2. Study start1 Apr 2020
  3. Primary completion30 Mar 2022
  4. Study completion30 Mar 2022

Resources

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
Ecologic or community
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrolment
375 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04243291
Sponsor's protocol ID
40609
Other IDs
04-01-18-1972FR
Status last verified
May 2022
First submitted
16 Jan 2020
Last updated
20 May 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

  • Aneesa AR, Suhazeli A, Nur Asyikin M, Munawar S, Nur Asyraf M , Siti Illiana M, et al. Post Call MVA Survey: An 18 Hour Online Survey. In: 17th Islamic Association of Malaysia (IMAM) Annual Scientific Conference (ASC). Penang, Malaysia; 2015.

  • Marcus CL, Loughlin GM. Effect of sleep deprivation on driving safety in housestaff. Sleep. 1996 Dec;19(10):763-6. doi: 10.1093/sleep/19.10.763.

    PubMed 9085483

  • Steele MT, Ma OJ, Watson WA, Thomas HA Jr, Muelleman RL. The occupational risk of motor vehicle collisions for emergency medicine residents. Acad Emerg Med. 1999 Oct;6(10):1050-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1999.tb01191.x.

    PubMed 10530665

  • Veasey S, Rosen R, Barzansky B, Rosen I, Owens J. Sleep loss and fatigue in residency training: a reappraisal. JAMA. 2002 Sep 4;288(9):1116-24. doi: 10.1001/jama.288.9.1116.

    PubMed 12204082

  • Pertubuhan Keselamatan Sosial. Laporan Tahunan Perkeso. 2015.

  • Azhar A. Commuting Accidents : What Does Research Shows ? COMMUTING ACCIDENTS PREVENTION SEMINAR MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA 9 - 10 DECEMBER 2014. 2014.

  • Barger LK, Cade BE, Ayas NT, Cronin JW, Rosner B, Speizer FE, Czeisler CA; Harvard Work Hours, Health, and Safety Group. Extended work shifts and the risk of motor vehicle crashes among interns. N Engl J Med. 2005 Jan 13;352(2):125-34. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa041401.

    PubMed 15647575

  • Owens JA. Sleep loss and fatigue in healthcare professionals. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2007 Apr-Jun;21(2):92-100; quiz 101-2. doi: 10.1097/01.JPN.0000270624.64584.9d.

    PubMed 17505227

  • World Health Organization Western Pacific Region. Human Resource s for health country profiles : Malaysia. 2014.

  • Fruchtman Y, Moser AM, Perry ZH. Fatigue in medical residents--lessons to be learned. Med Lav. 2011 Sep-Oct;102(5):455-63.

    PubMed 22022764

  • Rashid AA, Devaraj NK, Mohd Yusof H, Mustapha F, Wong SV, Ismail AF, Ismail KI, Qureshi AM, Nordin RB. Prevalence and predictors of road crash involvement among medical doctors in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study protocol. BMJ Open. 2020 Jul 2;10(7):e037653. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037653.

    PubMed 32616493

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Traffic Accident, run by Universiti Putra Malaysia at 1 site in Malaysia.

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 2 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 20 May 2022. 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 Malaysia. 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.

What does the primary outcome measure?

The Prevalence of Road Crash Involvement among Medical Doctors (time frame: Since joining medical profession ( anywhere from one year up to 20 years )). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04243291, which also lists 11 linked publications.

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 20 May 2022.

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