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Not Yet RecruitingNCT06714422
Apples in Night Shift
Should Doctors Bring an Apple to Have a More Relaxed Night Shift?: a Single Center, Open Label, Randomized Trial
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 20 Years – 40 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
Background: Emergency doctors face a highly stressful work environment during night shifts. Long-term night shift work can lead to sleep deprivation, fatigue accumulation, and disruption of the biological clock, which may affect doctors' work efficiency and physical and mental health. There are various health interventions for night shift doctors, one of which is an interesting practice of carrying an apple as a symbol of the "night shift deity" to relieve anxiety and improve work efficiency. Although this behavior is not supported by sufficient scientific evidence, it has become a common habit among some doctors during night shifts due to its simplicity, low risk, and ritualistic nature. Objective: To assess whether carrying an apple during night shifts can significantly reduce fatigue, decrease work intensity, and enhance work experience for emergency doctors. Design: Single-center, open-label, randomized controlled trial. Participants: several doctors with a total of 60 emergency working night shifts. Primary Outcome: Average number of patients per night shift. Sample Size: The study plans to recruit several doctors with a total of 60 emergency night shifts and randomly assign them to the experimental group and the control group. One doctor can be randomized for many times.
Detailed description
Background: Emergency doctors face a highly stressful work environment during night shifts. Long-term night shift work can lead to sleep deprivation, fatigue accumulation, and disruption of the biological clock, which may affect doctors' work efficiency and physical and mental health. There are various health interventions for night shift doctors, one of which is an interesting practice of carrying an apple as a symbol of the "night shift deity" to relieve anxiety and improve work efficiency. Although this behavior is not supported by sufficient scientific evidence, it has become a common habit among some doctors during night shifts due to its simplicity, low risk, and ritualistic nature. Objective: To assess whether carrying an apple during night shifts can significantly reduce fatigue, decrease work intensity, and enhance work experience for emergency doctors. Design: Single-center, open-label, randomized controlled trial. Participants: several doctors with a total of 60 emergency working night shifts. Primary Outcome: Average number of patients per night shift. Sample Size: The study plans to recruit several doctors with a total of 60 emergency night shifts and randomly assign them to the experimental group and the control group. One doctor can be randomized for many times.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | apple group | Doctors will bring apples during night shift |
| PROCEDURE | no apple group | No apples during night shift |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2025-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2025-04-01
- Completion
- 2025-04-01
- First posted
- 2024-12-03
- Last updated
- 2024-12-03
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT06714422. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.