Clinical trials: Shift Work
Psychological Wellness
Impact of Exercise Intervention on Well-being in Shift-working Acute Care Nurses
This is a randomized, wait-list control pilot study to analyze the impact of a 12-week exercise training intervention on post-traumatic growth and whole-person well-being (mental health, physical health, spiritual well-being…
- Trial name
- WELL_NURSE (NCT05966805)
- Testing
- Exercise training group, Wait-List Control Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth
Work-Related Condition
Working Shift Organization, Caregivers' Satisfaction and Quality of Life at Work, and Performance.
This is a prospective, non-randomized, multicenter, observational national study, involving centers with different working shift organizations.
- Trial name
- IOTA-REA (NCT03875521)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Obesity & Overweight, Circadian Rhythm Disorders
Effects of Akkermansia Muciniphila and Berberine Supplementation on Insulin Sensitivity in Night-shift Workers
Night shift work is associated with an increased risk of obesity, insulin resistance, and cardiometabolic disorders, largely due to circadian misalignment, disrupted sleep, and altered eating patterns.
- Conditions
- Obesity & Overweight, Circadian Rhythm Disorders, Gut Microbiota Modulation, Prediabetes (Insulin Resistance, Impaired Glucose Tolerance)
- Trial name
- Shift2Health (NCT07440147)
- Testing
- Verum (A)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FH Joanneum Gesellschaft mbH
Low Back Pain, Neck Pain
Applying Artificial Intelligence in Developing Personalized and Sustainable Healthcare for Spinal Disorders
The primary objective is to use machine learning methods on large survey and health register data to identify participants with different treatment trajectories and health outcomes after surgical and/or conservative treatment for…
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Neck Pain, Disc Herniation, Disc Degeneration
- Trial name
- AID-Spine (NCT05745129)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 165,000 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo Metropolitan University
Shift-Work Sleep Disorder
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Therapy for Sleepiness Related to Shift Work Disorder (tDCS-SWORD)
1. To determine the effects of tDCS on subjective measures of sleepiness in night-shift workers with shift work disorder. 2. To determine the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on vigilance in night-shift…
- Trial name
- tDCS-SWORD (NCT03879044)
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Shift-work Disorder
Role of Sleep Reactivity in Shift Work Disorder
The purpose of this project is to test sleep reactivity as an independent cause of Shift Work Disorder (SWD). The primary hypothesis is that those with high sleep reactivity will show persistent SWD symptoms after experimental…
- Trial name
- REACT (NCT05424406)
- Testing
- Active phototherapy, Control phototherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Breast Cancer Risk Factors
Night-shift Work and Breast Cancer
Scientific evidence established about the effects of night work on health both in the short term (insomnia, excessive sleepiness, difficulty concentrating or lack of energy) and in the long term (moderately high risk of…
- Trial name
- BC-NSW-02/2023 (NCT06786949)
- Testing
- Questionnaire, Blood samples for biomarker measurement
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Lumbar Disc Degeneration, Lumbar Disc Disease
Total Lumbar Disc Prosthesis and Subsequent Work Activity at at Least Five Years After Total Lumbar Disc Replacement
Lumbosciatica is a very prevalent pathology. When conservative treatments fail, surgery should be considered. The traditional surgical treatment is lumbar arthrodesis.
- Conditions
- Lumbar Disc Degeneration, Lumbar Disc Disease, Sciatica, Lumbar Disc Herniation
- Trial name
- NCT06989632
- Testing
- Total lumbar disc prosthesis (Baguera®L, Spineart, Switzerland)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Healthy Volunteers (HV)
Effects of a Sleep Education Program on the Health Status of Healthcare Workers Working 12-hour Alternating Day-night Shifts
In a context of seeking a better balance between personal and professional life and labor shortages, the use of 12-hour alternating day-night shifts has become more common in work organizations, particularly in healthcare…
- Trial name
- SLEEPMORE (NCT07326579)
- Testing
- Sleep educational
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Shift-work Disorder
Impact of Night Shift Work on Dietary Habits Among Intensive Care and Emergency Healthcare Workers (NUTRINIGHT)
Night shift work is an essential component of healthcare systems, particularly in intensive care units and emergency departments, where continuous patient monitoring and rapid clinical decision-making are required.
- Trial name
- NCT07394283
- Testing
- Healthcare Night Shift Workers
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 245 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Caffeine, Sleep Deprivation
Real-Time Caffeine Optimization During Total Sleep Deprivation
Sleep deprivation (SD) has a powerful degrading effect on cognitive performance, particularly psychomotor vigilance (PV) and reaction time. Caffeine is well known to be an effective countermeasure to the effects of SD.
- Conditions
- Caffeine, Sleep Deprivation, Shift-Work Related Sleep Disturbance
- Trial name
- NCT04399083
- Testing
- Caffeine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Impaired Driving, Sleep Driving
Objective Assessment of the Effects of Shift Work on Drowsiness and Driving Impairment in Hospital Staff
The purpose of this protocol is to assess the risk of drowsy driving amongst shift workers using objective measures of drowsiness and driving performance in an instrumented research vehicle.
- Trial name
- NCT01672489
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Sleep Disorder, Shift-Work
Examination of the Effectiveness of Suvorexant in Improving Daytime Sleep in Shift Workers
The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that ingestion of the wake-inhibiting drug suvorexant 30 minutes prior to daytime sleep initiation in individuals working overnight shifts will significantly improve both…
- Trial name
- NCT02491788
- Testing
- Suvorexant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Chronic Shift Work Sleep Disorder
Study of the Efficacy and Multiple-Dose Plasma Concentration-Time Profiles of Armodafinil and PROVIGIL
The purpose of the study is to compare the overnight efficacy and plasma concentration-time profiles of armodafinil and PROVIGIL, after multiple doses, in patients with excessive sleepiness associated with chronic Shift Work…
- Trial name
- NCT00236080
- Testing
- PROVIGIL 200 mg, Armodafinil 250 mg, Armodafinil 200 mg
- Where
- 20 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- Cephalon
Cognitive Performance, Sleep Quality
The Effect of Caffeinated Chewing Gum on Cognitive Performance in Night-shift Emergency Physicians
This study aimed to examine the impact of caffeinated chewing gum on the cognitive performance of night-shift emergency physicians in a partially sleep-deprived state.
- Trial name
- NCT06693505
- Testing
- caffeinated chewing gum
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm
Evaluation of the Effects of Pharmaton Tablets on Mental Performance and Physical Fatigue in Nurses Working Night Shift
The general aim of this study is to assess the effects of Pharmaton® Caplets on mental performance and physical fatigue in nurses and nursing auxiliaries working night shifts
- Trial name
- NCT02199847
- Testing
- Pharmaton® Caplets
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Insomnia Chronic, Shift Work Sleep Disorder
Tailored Treatment of Insomnia in Social and Health Care Sector Shift Workers in Occupational Health Care
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the usefulness of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) tailored to shift workers in the social and health care sector.
- Trial name
- Sote-VURHOT (NCT06827626)
- Testing
- Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, Sleep hygiene counselling
- Where
- 4 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer
Methylselenocysteine Effects on Circadian Rhythm
The primary objective of this study is to determine if vitamin supplementation with a naturally occurring dietary amino acid called organic selenium (i.e., methylselenocysteine) can restore disruption of circadian rhythm in shift…
- Trial name
- NCT01611038
- Testing
- Methylselenocysteine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Shift Work Type Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder
The Influence of Nocturnal Food Intake in Eating Behavior of Night Workers
This study aimed to verify the influence of night work and food intake during the night shift on the eating behavior of fixed night workers the next day.
- Trial name
- NCT03800732
- Testing
- With Meal during night work, Without Meal during night work, Sleep night
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Uberlandia
Shift Work Schedule
The Metabolic and Circadian Effects of Shift Work
In an exploratory observational pilot study, the investigators will focus on the effects of short-term circadian misalignment induced by shift work on multidimensional measurements including glucose excursion, metabolic health…
- Trial name
- OPTI-SHIFT (NCT05177965)
- Testing
- Exposure to shift work
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tinh-Hai Collet, MD