Imposter Syndrome in Medical Students and Its Relation Wi... | NCT07019974

Studies
Imposter Syndrome in Medical Students and Its Relation With Stress

NCT07019974

Sponsor

Rawalpindi Medical College

Status

Completed

Last Update Posted

Jun 13, 2025Actual

Enrollment

6Actual

Phase

Not provided

Conditions

Imposter Syndrome
Medical Students

Interventions

Not provided

Countries

Pakistan

Protocol Section

Identification Module Status Module Sponsor/Collaborators Module Oversight Module Description Module Conditions Module Design Module Arms/Interventions Module Outcomes Module Eligibility Module Contacts/Locations Module References Module IPD Sharing Statement Module

Results Section

Participant Flow Module Baseline Characteristics Module Outcome Measures Module Adverse Events Module More Info Module

Annotation Section

Annotation Module

Document Section

Large Document Module

Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module Condition Browse Module Intervention Browse Module

Protocol Section

Identification Module

NCT ID

Results Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Annotation Section

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Document Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module

Version Holder

Status Module

Record Verification Date

Jun 2025

Overall Recruitment Status or Expanded Access Status

Completed

Last Known Status

Not provided

Delayed Posting

Not provided

Why Stopped

Not provided

Expanded Access Info

Start Date

May 17, 2024Actual

Primary Completion Date

Aug 20, 2024Actual

Completion Date

Aug 20, 2024Actual

First Submitted Date

Jun 5, 2025

First Submission Date that Met QC Criteria

Jun 5, 2025

First Posted Date

Jun 13, 2025Actual

Results Waived

Not provided

Results First Submitted Date

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Results First Submitted that Met QC Criteria

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Results First Posted Date

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Certification/Extension (aka Delayed Results) First Submitted Date

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Certification/Extension First Submitted that Passed QC Review

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Certification/Extension First Posted Date

Not provided

Last Update Submitted Date

Jun 5, 2025

Last Update Posted Date

Jun 13, 2025Actual

Oversight Module

Has Data Monitoring Committee (DMC)

Yes

Is FDA Regulated Drug

Is FDA Regulated Device

Is Unapproved Device

Not provided

Pediatric Postmarket Surveillance of a Device Product

Not provided

Product Exported from US

Not provided

FDAAA801 Violation

Not provided

Description Module

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to examine the relationship between Imposter Syndrome and stress in undergraduate medical students at Rawalpindi Medical University, with particular attention to variables such as gender, academic year, and academic performance.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

Is there a positive correlation between Imposter Syndrome and stress?

Are gender and year of study associated with differences in stress and Imposter Syndrome levels?

Participants will:

Complete an online questionnaire including demographic questions

Fill out the Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale (CIPS) to assess Imposter Syndrome

Complete the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) to measure stress levels

Detailed Description

Not provided

Design Module

Study Type

Observational

Number of References to an Expanded Access Study

Not provided

Expanded Access Types

Not provided

Patient Registry

Target Follow-Up Duration

Not provided

Phases

Not provided

Interventional Study Design

Allocation

Not provided

Intervention Model

Biospecimen

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Enrollment

6Actual

Outcomes Module

Primary Outcomes

Measure	Description	Time Frame
Level of Imposter Syndrome among undergraduate medical students	The degree of Imposter Syndrome will be measured using the Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale (CIPS). Participants will receive a total score based on their responses, which will be categorized as few characteristics, moderate, frequent, or intense. The outcome will help identify the prevalence and severity of Imposter Syndrome in the study population and will be analyzed in relation to stress, gender, and academic year.	May - August 2024

Secondary Outcomes

Not provided

Other Outcomes

Not provided

Eligibility Module

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Undergraduate MBBS students enrolled at Rawalpindi Medical University
Students from any year of study (1st to final year)
Willingness to participate, demonstrated by providing informed consent
Ability to complete the online questionnaire independently

Exclusion Criteria:

Postgraduate medical students or students from other disciplines (e.g., nursing, dentistry)
Participants with known psychiatric diagnoses (e.g., depression, anxiety disorders) that could confound stress or Imposter Syndrome assessments
Incomplete or partially filled questionnaires
Students who did not consent to participate in the study

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sex

All

Sex/Gender Based

Not provided

Sex/Gender Description

Not provided

Minimum Age

18 Years

Maximum Age

29 Years

Standard Ages

Adult

Study Population

Undergraduate MBBS students enrolled at Rawalpindi Medical University

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Contacts/Locations Module

Central Contacts

Not provided

Overall Officials

Name	Affiliation	Role
Sumia Fatima, Dr	Rawalpindi Medical College	Study Chair

Locations

Facility	Status	City	State	ZIP	Country	Contacts
Rawalpindi Medical University		Rawalpindi	Punjab Province		Pakistan

Condition Browse Module

MeSH Terms

ID	Term
C000711547	imposter syndrome

Ancestor Terms

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