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The Feasibility to Use Wearable Devices to Collect Physiologic Data During Night Shifts - A Pilot Study

NCT03640416 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2018-10-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

There is an increase interest in the use of wearable activity trackers and wearable technology in the various medical fields. Such devices can increase physical activity and decrease weight significantly.

Field and laboratory studies have shown that shift work can alter circadian rhythms, disrupt the sleep cycle, and hinder human performance. Sleep deprivation reduces alertness level, and may increase reaction time, cause memory impairment and impaired motor skills. Disrupted circadian rhythms, a well-known consequence of atypical work schedules, have been linked to neurodegeneration.

The aim of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility of wearable devices to collect data on physiologic parameters during sleep and awake under stress conditions.

The study population will include 30 Rambam Health Care Campus medical residents who work nights on call. The length of experiment per participant will be one month.

Subjective data on stress will be collected during the study. Data on vital signs and sleep stages will be collected through a smart watch Fitbit® Charge HR.

Conditions

  • Sleep Deprivation
  • Stress

Interventions

DEVICE

Fitbit® Charge HR smart watch

The Fitbit® Charge HR is a commercial product widely used worldwide, and data from the device is sent to a secured online server and can be accessed by each user to see only data collected from his own device. Data collected from the Fitbit® Charge HR is described earlier.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rambam Health Care Campus

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DEVICE_FEASIBILITY
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-10-31
Primary Completion
2019-10-31
Completion
2019-10-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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