Effects of Ramadan Fasting on Sleeping and Quality of Life

Completed

• Conditions: Fasting; Sleep Disorder; Quality of Life

• Registration Number: NCT05359302
• Lead Sponsor: University of Monastir

Brief Summary

Include participants who intend to practice Ramadan fasting and accept to complete the three part of the study .

Detailed Description

All volunteers and stable patients that intend to fast ramadan. Each participant is examined during three separate visits.

The week before Ramadan (Pre-R). the last week of Ramadan (R). the last week of the month following Ramadan (Post-R). Participants that miss one appointement or more are exluded from the study. Patient recrutement is conducted in primary care centers of the state of Monastir, out-patients clinic (Cardiology, Endocrinology) at the emergency department of Fattouma Bourguiba university hospital after a clarified written consent.

All patients benifit of a routine examen and evaluation of the quality of life by Short Form 36 (SF36) test and sleeping by Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PQSI) score .

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-03-15
• Study First Submitted: 2022-04-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-04-28
• Study First Posted: 2022-05-03
• Primary Completion: 2023-06-15
• Study Completion: 2023-07-31
• Status Verified: 2025-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-01-13
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 500

Inclusion Criteria

• Adult patient intending to fast Ramadan.

Exclusion Criteria

• Age < 18 years old
• Hemodynamic instability.
• Myocardial infarction requiring urgent revascularization.
• Parkinsonism: tremor problem.
• Refusal, communication problem.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
the change in the quality of life score	the day of inclusion , 10 last day of Ramadan , 1 month after Ramadan	the score of quality of life is calculated for each participant in the day of inclusion , then it is recalculated in the two others visits.
the change in sleeping quality	the day of inclusion , 10 last day of Ramadan , 1 month after Ramadan	the score of sleeping is calculated for each participant in the day of inclusion , then it is recalculated in the two others visits.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University hospital Fattouma Bourguiba; 🇹🇳 Monastir, Tunisia