Clinical trials: Night Shift Work
Shift-Work Related Sleep Disturbance
Shift Work Intervention Strategies for Night Shift Workers
The goal of this intervention study is to test behavioral interventions in night shift workers. The main question it aims to answer is: Can personalized sleep or nutrition intervention strategies help against the negative health…
- Trial name
- GRIP (NCT06147089)
- Testing
- Sleep Intervention, Nutritional intervention
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Sleep, Mood
Tryptophan Supplementation to Improve Night Shift Workers' Health
This randomized cross-over double-blinded trial aims to investigate the health effect of oral l-tryptophan supplementation on workers who rotate night shift work, and to examine the influences of different frequencies and timings…
- Conditions
- Sleep, Mood, Burnout, Melatonin Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT04505800
- Testing
- Tryptophan supplement, Maltose
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Shift-Work Sleep Disorder
Light Treatment to Shift-working Nurses
This project examines 1) the effects of appropriately timed bright light on adaptation (in terms of sleep and sleepiness) to three consecutive night shifts; and 2) the effects of such bright light on re-adaptation (in terms of…
- Trial name
- NCT02978053
- Testing
- Bright light, Red light
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bergen
Circadian Rhythm; Inversion, Metabolic Disease
Impact of Night Shift Work on 24-hour Blood Glucose Levels
This study will determine whether nurses regularly working night shifts have elevated 24-hour glucose levels compared to nurses regularly working day shifts, using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM).
- Trial name
- NCT05559762
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Lincoln Memorial University
Healthy Night Shift Workers
Light and Exercise in Night-shift Workers
EuRhythDia is a multicenter, controlled and randomized study. The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of 12 weeks of randomized timed light therapy or timed physical exercise as a chronotherapeutic lifestyle…
- Trial name
- NCT01767181
- Testing
- Intensive light therapy, Exercise
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Sleep Quality
Filtered Eyewear to Prevent Light-induced Melatonin Suppression - Aim 1
The aim of this study is to determine the relative effectiveness of monocular and binocular light exposures, with and without selective blue-blocking filtering, on nocturnal melatonin suppression, subjective sleepiness, and…
- Trial name
- NCT06310135
- Testing
- Filtered Eyewear, Unfiltered Eyewear, No Filters
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Cardiovascular Diseases, Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder, Shift Work Type
Effect of a Grape Seed Proanthocyanidin Extract (GSPE) on LDL Cholesterol Levels in Rotating Night Shift Workers
The physiological processes of the body present daily oscillations called circadian rhythm. The circadian rhythm is essential for maintaining the vital functions of organisms, intervening directly and indirectly in a multitude of…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder, Shift Work Type, Cholesterol Level, High
- Trial name
- CIRCAFENOL (NCT06422741)
- Testing
- grape seed proanthocyanidin extract
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundació Eurecat
Night Shift Work, Sickness Absence
Night Work Hours Reduction Trial
The primary aim of this study is to investigate the effects of reducing weekly working hours among employees working night shifts regularly from 38 hours 15 minutes to 36 hours on payroll-based, objective working-hour…
- Trial name
- WHRedu (NCT07848607)
- Testing
- Reduced Working Hours (from 38h15minutes to 36h)
- Where
- 3 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Healthy Volonteers
Effect of a Short Nap During the Night Shift of Healthcare Workers on Endothelial Function
Night shift work is well known to cause health disruption in short and long term. It has been reported that among healthcare workers, nurses slept less than 6 h/24h.
- Trial name
- NAP-WORK (NCT05955729)
- Testing
- On-duty Nap, Control condition (30-min rest), EndoPAT
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Shift-work Disorder
EMS Providers' Health Initiative Study
This study aims to explore dietary factors that influence glycemic control in night shift EMS providers and to test the feasibility of a dietary intervention among these providers.
- Trial name
- NCT05153759
- Testing
- Meal service
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
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
Obesity, Shift-work Disorder
Night Shift Work and Biomarkers of Obesity Risk in Hospital and Industry Workers
Shift work is a well-known risk factor for the development of overweight and obesity, which may lead to downstream effects such as increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases and cancer.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Shift-work Disorder, Circadian Rhythm Disorders
- Trial name
- Shift2Health (NCT06288568)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vienna
Shift-work Disorder
Metabolic Implications of Day and Night-shift Working on NHS Healthcare Staff
The investigators will conduct an open label, experimental medicine study exploring the acute metabolic impact of night-shift compared to day-shift work in NHS healthcare workers.
- Trial name
- MIDNIGHT (NCT05962112)
- Testing
- Metabolic investigations after night-shifts
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Night Shift Work, Time Restricted Eating
Optimization of Chrononutrition to Reduce the Risk of Disease in Shift Workers
In this randomized controlled trial, the investigators will assess the health impacts of optimizing the timing of dietary consumption in nurses and nursing assistants who work night shifts, have a habitual eating window of 14…
- Conditions
- Night Shift Work, Time Restricted Eating, Overweight, Obesity
- Trial name
- SHIFT (NCT06891352)
- Testing
- Dietary Monitoring, Time-Restricted Eating (TRE), Time-Restricted Eating with a Low-Glycemic Snack (TRE-LGS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Shift Work Schedule
Sleep Schedule Intervention Study Among Night Shift Workers
This study will recruit 60 night shift workers with shift work disorder. They will be invited to wear actigraphy for 3 weeks. In the first week the participants will sleep at the time they used to, and their chronotype will be…
- Trial name
- NCT04160572
- Testing
- Morning sleep schedule, Evening sleep schedule
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Shift Work Sleep Disorder
A Pilot of a Personalized Circadian mHealth to Improve Sleep in Night Shift Workers
The goal of this project is to establish the evidence base for equitable accessibility and implementation of the precision sleep medicine mobile application, SHIFT.
- Trial name
- SAIL (NCT06809335)
- Testing
- Personalized circadian mHealth
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Sleep, Inadequate, Overweight and Obesity
Improving Metabolic & Mental Health in Female Healthcare Shift Workers
Circadian rhythm disruption caused by shift work alters metabolic and hormonal pathways, which accelerates chronic disease onset, leading to decreased quality and quantity of life.
- Conditions
- Sleep, Inadequate, Overweight and Obesity, Work Related Stress, Healthy Lifestyle
- Trial name
- NCT06158204
- Testing
- Lifestyle Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Auburn University
Shift Work Type Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder
Determination of Protocol of Nocturnal Food Intake of Shift Workers.
This study evaluates the effect of different dietary conducts in the nocturnal period on the postprandial metabolism and food perceptions of night workers of the Hospital of Clinics of Uberlândia, Federal University of Uberlândia.
- Trial name
- NCT03456219
- Testing
- Normal protein diet, High-protein diet
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Uberlandia
Gingivitis, Circadian Rhythm Disruption
Circadian Clock Proteins in Gingival Crevicular Fluid of Individuals With and Without Circadian Rhythm Disruption
This prospective cross-sectional clinical study aims to investigate the relationship between circadian rhythm disruption and periodontal inflammation by evaluating circadian clock protein levels, inflammatory (IL-1beta) and…
- Conditions
- Gingivitis, Circadian Rhythm Disruption, Periodontal Inflammation, Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder, Shift Work Type
- Trial name
- Nursma-CIRC-HG (NCT07592052)
- Testing
- Standard Periodontal Treatment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
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