Clinical trials: Employee Performance
Shift Work
Effects of Operational Naps on Blood Pressure and Performance Among Night Shift Workers
Night shift work schedules disrupt sleep and have a negative impact on cardiovascular health. Most who work in public safety occupations and in healthcare work night shifts.
- Trial name
- EONN (NCT07217769)
- Testing
- No-nap, 15-min nap, 30-min nap
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Physiological Stress, Cognitive Performance
Dietary Intervention With Brain-friendly Diet
To evaluate the effect of dietary intervention on metabolic risk profile, and on potential simultaneous changes in physiological and cognitive functions and to collect a unique database using state-of-the-art technologies on…
- Conditions
- Physiological Stress, Cognitive Performance, LDL Cholesterol
- Trial name
- BRAVE (NCT03346486)
- Testing
- Control diet, Intervention diet
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fazer Group
HIV 1 Infection, HIV 2 Infection
A Study to Evaluate Performance, Usability, and Contrived Result Interpretation of TruPlex HIV/HepB/Syphilis Rapid Test
The objectives of this study are as follows: To evaluate the clinical performance of the TruPlex test using capillary blood, EDTA whole blood, EDTA plasma, and SST serum samples collected by trained operators in point-of-care…
- Conditions
- HIV 1 Infection, HIV 2 Infection, Syphilis Infection, Hepatitis B Infection
- Trial name
- NCT07563309
- Testing
- TruPlex HIV/HepB/Syphilis Rapid Test
- Where
- 3 sites in South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- bioLytical Laboratories
Pain, Mental Disorders
Real-time Videoconference-based Exercise in Eldercare Workers
Formal caregiving of elderly dependent people is a both physically and psychologically demanding job, and both musculoskeletal and mental disorders with a negative impact in general health and quality of life are habitual among…
- Trial name
- ReViEEW (NCT05050526)
- Testing
- Real-time videoconference-based Exercise program
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ander Espin
Obesity
The Effects of Semaglutide on Body Composition and Performance in Military Personnel
The obesity epidemic presents a growing concern in the United States, affecting more than 42% of adults. This epidemic extends its impact to chronic diseases and escalating healthcare expenses.
- Trial name
- NCT06468748
- Testing
- Semaglutide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Anemia, Iron Deficiency
Efficacy of Double Fortified Salt (DFS) to Improve Work Productivity in Women in India
The main objective of the present study is to assess the impact of double fortified salt containing iron and iodine on work performance (productivity) of women plantation workers in India.
- Trial name
- DFS (NCT01032005)
- Testing
- double fortified salt
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 248 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Micronutrient Initiative
Daytime Cognitive Performance, Sleep
The Impact of Light Intensity in Home Workplaces on Remote Workers' Health
The lockdowns and restrictions associated with the COVID-19 have created a seismic shift in where work is done. Prior to the pandemic, approximately 20% of individuals were working from home while during the pandemic, more than…
- Conditions
- Daytime Cognitive Performance, Sleep, Alertness
- Trial name
- NCT05260801
- Testing
- Bright Lighting
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Neck, Shoulder and Arm Syndrome
How Does Implementing a GetUp Assist Device in Addition to a Daily Low-intensity Functional or Traditional Training Program Affect Norwegian Female Office Workers' Physical Health After 12 Weeks?
This study aims to quantify the effect of daily transition routines between sitting and standing behaviour with an additional daily low-intensity traditional or functional training program on the physical health of sedentary…
- Trial name
- NCT06463041
- Testing
- Experimental, comparator and control
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
Sleep Duration, Psychomotor Performance
Effect of a Wrist-worn Device That Produces a Small Vibration on Sleep and Performance That Can Occur During and After Night Shift Work
The overarching goal of this research study is to determine "proof of concept" of effect of a non-invasive sleep aid device on sleep and performance during sleep opportunities (naps) that occur during and after simulated night…
- Trial name
- Sleep-Vibe (NCT06665672)
- Testing
- Wrist worn vibro-acoustic device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Daniel Patterson, PhD, NRP
COVID-19
Performance Evaluation of BCG Vaccination in Healthcare Personnel to Reduce the Severity of COVID-19 Infection.
Until the first half of April, Colombia has more than 2,800 infected cases and a hundred deaths as a result of COVID-19, with Antioquia being the third department with the highest number of cases.
- Trial name
- NCT04362124
- Testing
- vaccine BCG
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Antioquia
Exposure to Nature During Lunch Breaks, Relaxation Exercises During Lunch Breaks
Intervention Study on Break Activities and Workers´ Psychological and Physiological Health & Performance
The objective of this research project is to understand and to improve workers´ recovery from work stress. Although recovery during lunch breaks is the most common within-workday break, it has received only minor research…
- Trial name
- NCT02124837
- Testing
- Park walk during lunch break, Relaxation during lunch break
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
Community Health Worker Performance
Improving Community Health Worker Performance With a Supervision Dashboard
Countries across sub-Saharan Africa are scaling up Community Health Worker (CHW) programmes, yet there remains little high-quality research assessing strategies for CHW supervision and performance improvement.
- Trial name
- NCT03684551
- Testing
- The CHW-led health system, The CHW Supervision model, The CHW Performance Dashboard
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ari Johnson, MD
Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
Single Center, Randomized, Double-Blind,Crossover Study Comparing Effects Of Single-Dose Fexofenadine HCl 180 mg, Cetirizine 10 mg, and Placebo on Cognitive Performance in Naval Flight Personnel
To compare the effects of fexofenadine HCl 180 mg, cetirizine 10 mg, and placebo on computerized scores derived from the Aeromedical Vigilance Task (AVT), a computerized objective measure of attention, accuracy and reaction time…
- Trial name
- NCT00637455
- Testing
- fexofenadine HCl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanofi
Sleep Deprivation, Cold Exposure
Modafinil to Optimize the Performance of Cold-Stressed Sleep-Deprived Personnel
Environmental and workplace stressors are common and often unavoidable in military operations. Two critical stressors are cold stress and sleep loss. They both can substantially degrade operational effectiveness.
- Trial name
- NCT07830056
- Testing
- Modafinil (M), 200 mg Microcrystalline Cellulose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Physician Fatigue
Impact of a Day Without Clinical Activity Before Night Shift on Non-technical Skills of Intensive Care Residents
In this proposal, investigators seek to address conclusively two knowledge gaps: 1) the lack of data on the impact of a schedule including a day off clinic before night shift on performances of residents in anesthesia or critical…
- Trial name
- REPOPREGARD (NCT05146856)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand