Assessments in Stress and Quality of Sleep/Life in Night-shift Nurses and Doctors

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: Shift-Work Sleep Disorder
• Interventions: Behavioral: massage

• Registration Number: NCT02541747
• Lead Sponsor: Taichung Veterans General Hospital

Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effects of aroma massage to sleep quality of the nurses and staff during night shift.

Detailed Description

Night shift increases physical and psychological pressure, and even affects their sleep quality. This study aims to evaluate the effects of aroma massage to sleep quality of the nurses during night shift after life-style modification and/or aroma massage. The investigators adopt a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) in this study. The investigators expect aroma massage would improve the sleep quality during night shift.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-06
• Primary Completion: 2015-06
• Study Completion: 2015-06
• Study First Submitted: 2015-06-20
• Status Verified: 2015-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-09-03
• Study First Posted: 2015-09-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-07-09
• Last Update Posted: 2016-07-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 77

Inclusion Criteria

• Shift-Work Nurses and Staff

Exclusion Criteria

• Diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease and psychological disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
massage	massage	massage for 30 min, once a week for 4 weeks

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
brain-derived neurotrophic factor	4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Irisin	4 weeks	Cardiovascular risk and Inflammatory markers
circadian rhythm	4 weeks	orexin
Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI)	4 weeks	Psychological questionnaire
Metabolic syndrome (NCEP)	4 weeks	Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) criteria
Depression score ( Zung's Self-Reported Depression Scale)	4 weeks	Psychological questionnaire- Zung's Self-Reported Depression Scale
Anxiety score (Beck Anxiety Inventory)	4 weeks	Psychological questionnaire- Beck Anxiety Inventory
Heart rate variability	4 weeks	Cardiopulmonary functions
VCAM-1	4 weeks	Cardiovascular risk and Inflammatory markers

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital; 🇨🇳 Taichang, Taiwan