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Apples in Night Shift

NCT ID: NCT06714422

Last Updated: 2024-12-03

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-01-01

Study Completion Date

2025-04-01

Brief Summary

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Background: Emergency doctors face a highly stressful work environment during night shifts. Long-term night shift work can lead to sleep deprivation, fatigue accumulation, and disruption of the biological clock, which may affect doctors' work efficiency and physical and mental health. There are various health interventions for night shift doctors, one of which is an interesting practice of carrying an apple as a symbol of the "night shift deity" to relieve anxiety and improve work efficiency. Although this behavior is not supported by sufficient scientific evidence, it has become a common habit among some doctors during night shifts due to its simplicity, low risk, and ritualistic nature.

Objective: To assess whether carrying an apple during night shifts can significantly reduce fatigue, decrease work intensity, and enhance work experience for emergency doctors.

Design: Single-center, open-label, randomized controlled trial.

Participants: several doctors with a total of 60 emergency working night shifts.

Primary Outcome: Average number of patients per night shift.

Sample Size: The study plans to recruit several doctors with a total of 60 emergency night shifts and randomly assign them to the experimental group and the control group. One doctor can be randomized for many times.

Detailed Description

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Background: Emergency doctors face a highly stressful work environment during night shifts. Long-term night shift work can lead to sleep deprivation, fatigue accumulation, and disruption of the biological clock, which may affect doctors' work efficiency and physical and mental health. There are various health interventions for night shift doctors, one of which is an interesting practice of carrying an apple as a symbol of the "night shift deity" to relieve anxiety and improve work efficiency. Although this behavior is not supported by sufficient scientific evidence, it has become a common habit among some doctors during night shifts due to its simplicity, low risk, and ritualistic nature.

Objective: To assess whether carrying an apple during night shifts can significantly reduce fatigue, decrease work intensity, and enhance work experience for emergency doctors.

Design: Single-center, open-label, randomized controlled trial.

Participants: several doctors with a total of 60 emergency working night shifts.

Primary Outcome: Average number of patients per night shift.

Sample Size: The study plans to recruit several doctors with a total of 60 emergency night shifts and randomly assign them to the experimental group and the control group. One doctor can be randomized for many times.

Conditions

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Night Work

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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no apple group

No apples during night shift

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

no apple group

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

No apples during night shift

apple group

Doctors will bring apples during night shift

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

apple group

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Doctors will bring apples during night shift

Interventions

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apple group

Doctors will bring apples during night shift

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

no apple group

No apples during night shift

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Doctors who have a night shift in the emergency department of gynaecology with at least two weeks experience.

Exclusion Criteria

Doctors who refuse to join the study
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Peking University Third Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Li Rong

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Central Contacts

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Kai-Lun Hu, MD

Role: CONTACT

[email protected]
86-15901575271

Other Identifiers

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APPLE study

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id