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Tryptophan Supplementation to Improve Night Shift Workers' Health

NCT04505800 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2021-03-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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 of supplementation on the health effects.

Conditions

  • Sleep
  • Mood
  • Burnout
  • Melatonin Deficiency
  • Cortisol Deficiency

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Tryptophan supplement

* Pure L-tryptophan in capsules (500mg/capsule) * 3g tryptophan per day (2 capsules, t.i.d.), at 8AM, 4PM, and 0AM (± 1 hour)

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Maltose

Maltose

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-09-01
Primary Completion
2020-09-01
Completion
2020-12-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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