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Hydration Amongst Nurses and Doctors Oncall

NCT02230774 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 88

Last updated 2014-09-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The main purpose of this study is to assess and compare the hydration status of medical and nursing staff and to investigate the relationship between the hydration status, cognitive function and serum cortisol (marker of stress).

We hypothesise that a significant proportion of doctors and nurses will be dehydrated at the end of their working day. Some, as in other occupations, may be dehydrated at the start of their working day. This is likely to be associated with impairment in cognitive performance at the end of the working day compared to the beginning and expected to be more pronounced after a night shift. There may be less noticeable difference amongst nursing staff given the protected break time. Dehydration and associated impairment in cognition is of important clinical value as it can impact patient care. participants will be involved in the study for two shifts (one day and one night), aiming at 15 medical and 15 surgical nurses as well as 15 medical (total 15 day and 15 night shifts from each group) and surgical doctors (total 15 day and 15 night shifts from each group). Those that do not work both day and night shifts will participate for only one shift and a new participant will be recruited until target number of shifts is achieved.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • European Hydration Institute

    collaborator OTHER

  • Loughborough University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Nottingham

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dileep N Lobo, MBBS,DM,FRCS · University of Nottingham

  • Dileep N Lobo, MBBS,DM,FRCS · University of Nottingham

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-03-31
Primary Completion
2014-07-31
Completion
2014-07-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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