Reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease in nurses who work night shift

Completed

• Conditions: Endothelial function; Cardiovascular disease; Physical inactivity; Cardiovascular - Coronary heart disease; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001636448
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Queensland

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-11-25
• Study Completion: 2017-05-30
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 131

Inclusion Criteria

all nurses, irresepective of rank will be invited to participate in Phase 1.
Only night shift nurses who have less than 150 minutes of physical activity per week, will be invited to participate in Phase 2.

Exclusion Criteria

Nurses with known or uncontrolled cardiovascular and metabolic disease.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Vascular function: <br>Nurses will rest in the supine position for 20 minutes after which a pneumatic cuff will be inflated for 5 minutes. Brachial artery diameters and flow measures will start 30 seconds prior to deflating the cuff, until 3 minutes after deflation. The time taken to reach maximum post-deflation diameter will also be recorded as ‘time to peak’. The double lines of Pignoli on the carotid artery will be used to quantify inter-medial thickness. The terason ultrasound machine will be used to measure flow mediated dilitation. [Baseline<br>2-weeks (intervention group only)<br>8-weeks]