Performance Nutrition for Residents and Fellows

NCT ID: NCT03698123

Last Updated: 2022-02-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

61 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-10-29

Study Completion Date

2019-05-11

Brief Summary

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Currently, residents commonly experience dehydration and poor nutrition during nighttime duty hours as a result of heavy work load, lack of time to take nutrition and hydration breaks, or limited or no access to healthy food and drinks which may affect residents' work performance. The goal of this study is to compare the effects of two different meal compositions with no typical dietary practices (existing conditions) on work performance of the on-call residents during night shifts.

Detailed Description

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The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of dietary modifications on resident physicians' work performance during night shifts.

Specific objectives are:

1. To assess the effects of macronutrient composition of the test meals on cognitive performance, self-reported sleepiness and fatigue of resident physicians during night-time duty.
2. To compare to no intervention, the effects of providing meals before 22:00 hours, and only providing chewing gum, tea, coffee and water onwards to on-call residents, on cognitive performance, self-reported sleepiness and fatigue of resident physicians during night-time duty.

Conditions

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Physician Well-being Cognitive Function Diet Modification Diet Habit Shift-Work Related Sleep Disturbance Sleep Deprivation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Study participants will participate in the study 3 nights with one control night and two dietary interventions nights.The order of the 2 dietary intervention groups will be randomized per block.

There are two possible combinations and the order will be randomized using a computer-generated random-number sequence. There will be at least a 24-hour wash-out period between study nights to minimize the carry-over effects of the cross-over design as well as learning effects of the computerized cognitive tests.

A: Control- no intervention, B: intervention 1 arm, C: Intervention 2 The order of the blocks will be randomized. block a: A, B, C block b: A, C, B
Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Researchers analyze the data will be blinded to the group assignment.

Study Groups

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Dietary Modification

On the first night of the study, participants can eat and drink as they normally would (no dietary intervention). On second and third nights participants will be provided meals, snacks and drinks with specific macronutrient composition, encouraged to only eat and drink study meals, snacks and drinks, and to avoid eating after 10:00 hours. The composition of the study foods and drinks on nights 2 and 3 will be different.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dietary Modification

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will be provided with meals, snacks and drinks with specific macronutrient compositions and encouraged to only eat and drink study meals, snacks and drinks and to avoid eating after 10:00 hours.

Interventions

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Dietary Modification

Participants will be provided with meals, snacks and drinks with specific macronutrient compositions and encouraged to only eat and drink study meals, snacks and drinks and to avoid eating after 10:00 hours.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All residents and fellows performing in hospital overnight work
* Must be able to eat plant source foods (e.g. soy, nuts, seeds) and animal source foods (e.g. meat, eggs, dairy products)

Exclusion Criteria

* Food allergies or sensitivities
* Prior anaphylactic reaction to food
* Strict dietary restrictions (e.g. vegan, gluten free)
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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American Medical Association

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Stanford University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Tait Shanafelt

Professor of Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Tait D Shanafelt, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Stanford University

Locations

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Stanford University

Stanford, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Rimmer A. Urgent action is needed to manage doctors' fatigue, says BMA. BMJ. 2018 Jan 9;360:k127. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k127. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29317408 (View on PubMed)

Hamidi MS, Boggild MK, Cheung AM. Running on empty: a review of nutrition and physicians' well-being. Postgrad Med J. 2016 Aug;92(1090):478-81. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2016-134131. Epub 2016 May 23.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27215232 (View on PubMed)

Gupta CC, Dorrian J, Grant CL, Pajcin M, Coates AM, Kennaway DJ, Wittert GA, Heilbronn LK, Della Vedova CB, Banks S. It's not just what you eat but when: The impact of eating a meal during simulated shift work on driving performance. Chronobiol Int. 2017;34(1):66-77. doi: 10.1080/07420528.2016.1237520. Epub 2016 Oct 13.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27736177 (View on PubMed)

Paech GM, Banks S, Pajcin M, Grant C, Johnson K, Kamimori GH, Vedova CB. Caffeine administration at night during extended wakefulness effectively mitigates performance impairment but not subjective assessments of fatigue and sleepiness. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2016 Jun;145:27-32. doi: 10.1016/j.pbb.2016.03.011. Epub 2016 Apr 7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27061779 (View on PubMed)

Grant CL, Dorrian J, Coates AM, Pajcin M, Kennaway DJ, Wittert GA, Heilbronn LK, Vedova CD, Gupta CC, Banks S. The impact of meal timing on performance, sleepiness, gastric upset, and hunger during simulated night shift. Ind Health. 2017 Oct 7;55(5):423-436. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2017-0047. Epub 2017 Jul 25.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28740034 (View on PubMed)

Reyner LA, Wells SJ, Mortlock V, Horne JA. 'Post-lunch' sleepiness during prolonged, monotonous driving - effects of meal size. Physiol Behav. 2012 Feb 28;105(4):1088-91. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2011.11.025. Epub 2011 Dec 6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22155490 (View on PubMed)

Attuquayefio T, Stevenson RJ, Oaten MJ, Francis HM. A four-day Western-style dietary intervention causes reductions in hippocampal-dependent learning and memory and interoceptive sensitivity. PLoS One. 2017 Feb 23;12(2):e0172645. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172645. eCollection 2017.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28231304 (View on PubMed)

El-Sharkawy AM, Bragg D, Watson P, Neal K, Sahota O, Maughan RJ, Lobo DN. Hydration amongst nurses and doctors on-call (the HANDS on prospective cohort study). Clin Nutr. 2016 Aug;35(4):935-42. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2015.07.007. Epub 2015 Jul 16.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26216194 (View on PubMed)

Makowski MS, Trockel MT, Menon NK, Wang H, Katznelson L, Shanafelt TD. Performance Nutrition for Physician Trainees Working Overnight Shifts: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Acad Med. 2022 Mar 1;97(3):426-435. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000004509.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 34753859 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/Abstract/9000/Performance_Nutrition_for_Physician_Trainees.96467.aspx

Main manuscript: Performance Nutrition for Physician Trainees Working Overnight Shifts: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Other Identifiers

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45690

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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