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Work Time Schedule Changes for Nurse Managers

NCT06406478 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2024-11-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to explore how working a 4-day schedule impacts nurse manager wellbeing and job performance. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Do those working 4-days have improved wellbeing with reduced levels of burnout and work/family conflict when compared to those in the control group?
* Do levels of sleep, heart rate variability, and physical activity significantly differ between those working the 4-day schedule change and those in the control group?
* Are nurse manager satisfaction, patient satisfaction, and patient quality outcomes different among those working the 4-day schedule change and those in the control group?

Researchers will compare those working the 4-day schedule change to those working the standard 5-day schedule to determine causality between the intervention and the outcomes.

Participants will:

* Complete an initial visit to learn about the study.
* Begin wearing an OURA ring, which will collect data on physical activity, sleep, and heart rate variability. They will need to download the Oura Ring app on their phone and log in weekly to sync data so that the researchers may access it.
* Complete the first survey on the online REDCap platform (baseline).
* Begin the work schedule that was assigned to them.
* Clock in and out of work each shift.
* Take the follow-up survey online (month 3).
* Take the final survey online (month 6).

Conditions

  • Work-Related Condition

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Schedule Change

This 4-day workweek is defined by any 4 ten hour shifts between Sunday and Saturday. It will be up to the discretion of participants in the intervention group to coordinate which 4 days they work. The 4 days will most likely be weekdays, but some participants may work weekends. If participants do any work from home, they will clock in remotely to account for the time.

BEHAVIORAL

No Schedule Change

The control group will continue to work five days per week, receiving standard practice for the schedule policies at the participating study sites.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Jian Li, MD, PhD · University of California, Los Angeles

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-01-31
Primary Completion
2025-03-31
Completion
2025-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT06406478 on ClinicalTrials.gov