Not Yet RecruitingNot Applicable

The MICROSCOPE Project

Italy340 participantsStarted 2026-06-01

Plain-language summary

This multicenter observational prospective study aims to explore the impact of peri-operative support measures (mentorship or coaching or intraoperative consultation) on the mental well-being of early career surgeons. Furthermore sub-analyses will be conducted to explore the impact that surgeons mental wellbeing related to different support measures could have on patients' outcomes

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients (≥18 years) treated for abdominal general surgical conditions in the emergency or elective setting or for thoraco-abdominal traumatic diseases. The list of surgical procedures is reported in the Supplementary Material 1 * Surgeries performed in elective, trauma, or emergency general surgery care Exclusion Criteria: * Patients operated by surgeons who completed general surgery residency more than 10 years before the study start date * Pediatric patients \< 18 years of age * Patients or surgeons not willing to give their consent to participate

What they're measuring

Burnout: Emotional Exhaustion

Timeframe: Baseline, Perioperative, 3 months, 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07153224

SponsorNiguarda Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2027-09-01

Contact for this trial

Stefano Piero Bernardo Cioffi, MD

+393386032519 spbcioffi@gmail.com

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