Does Fatigue Coaching Improve Functioning and Fatigue in Resident Night Shifts
NCT ID: NCT06100809
Last Updated: 2025-09-16
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Basic Information
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NOT_YET_RECRUITING
NA
30 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2026-01-15
2027-06-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Baseline characteristics and confounding factors such as gender, habitual diet, sleep, and caffeine intake will be collected on the first night of the study. Outcome measures will be assessed at the beginning of the shift and between the hours of 2:00 AM to 5:00 AM when sleep propensity and decreased alertness peak.
Outcome measures include a) Stanford Sleepiness Scale (SSS): which takes about 15 seconds to complete. b) Work Exhaustion (4 questions overall): take 20 seconds to complete. c) electronic psychomotor vigilance test: take 3 minutes to complete. The psychomotor vigilance test is a gamified method to measure both vigilance and reaction time. Done on a phone, a colored block appears on the screen, and when a participant sees the block, the participant taps the screen. Reaction time is measured in milliseconds and the average reaction time over the 3 minutes is calculated by the program and reported to the participant as well as stored in the participant's profile.
Study participants will be required to participate in the study for a total of 18 days. Each study participant will contribute biometric data for 7 days before a string of at least 4 consecutive night shifts, then for another 7 days (for a total of 18 days). A self-care handout containing nutrition tips for fatigue mitigation in night shift workers will be given to all participants at the beginning of the study. A Fitbit device will be provided to all participants to measure biometrics data.
Control: The investigators will not provide personalized coaching and ask the control participants to follow and record their typical nightshift habits. The control participants will participate in the surveys and tests as above. Control participants will receive a daily text message to remind them to do the surveys and tests during their shifts. The investigators will instruct the control participants to make sure their phones are silenced during this time as part of better habits for sleep.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
NONE
Study Groups
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Control
No coaching provided. Nutrional handout only
Nutrition handout
Nutrition handout
Intervention
Coaching provided. Nutrition handout also provided
Personalized coaching
Personalized fatigue mitigation coaching.
Nutrition handout
Nutrition handout
Interventions
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Personalized coaching
Personalized fatigue mitigation coaching.
Nutrition handout
Nutrition handout
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* scheduled to work at least 4 overnight consecutive shifts
Exclusion Criteria
* not willing to answer questionnaires
* not willing to receive text messages during the study
* not willing to meet with a lifestyle coach during the study
* not willing t0 download app to their personal smartphone or residency-supplied smartphone
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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University of Massachusetts, Worcester
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Steven Bird
Professor
Locations
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UMassMemorial Health Care
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Countries
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Facility Contacts
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Other Identifiers
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00000500
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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