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Improving Metabolic & Mental Health in Female Healthcare Shift Workers

NCT06158204 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 13

Last updated 2025-01-08

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Summary

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. Preclinical studies indicate that optimizing nutrient and sleep/rest timing can mitigate these effects.

Female nightshift healthcare workers will be recruited to participate in a randomized crossover trial in which participants will be expected to follow the prescribed lifestyle intervention for eight weeks during the first or second eight-week periods of the study.

Conditions

  • Sleep, Inadequate
  • Overweight and Obesity
  • Work Related Stress
  • Healthy Lifestyle

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Lifestyle Intervention

Participants will receive guidance on when and what to eat and when to sleep and be physically active. Additionally, participants will be provided with whey protein isolate powder to be mixed with water and grain-based snack bars to be consumed primarily during work shifts. Lean body mass (kg) will be used to prescribe total caloric (\~30kcal/kg lean mass) and protein (2g/kg lean mass) needs and sleep/rest goals will be 6-8 hours per 24 hour "day"

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Auburn University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Andrew D Frugé, PhD · Auburn University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-01-02
Primary Completion
2024-06-19
Completion
2025-03-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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