EMS Providers' Health Initiative Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Enrollment
- 40
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Compliance
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study aims to explore dietary factors that influence glycemic control in night shift EMS providers and to test the feasibility of a dietary intervention among these providers.
Detailed Description
This study can be broken down into two phases. Both phases will take place over the course of 3 weeks. During the first week, participants will be scheduled for a single 60-90 minute zoom appointment. During this appointment, informed consent will be obtained, participants will provide health and demographic information, complete several questionnaires, and be familiarized with study protocols. The following week, participants will wear a continuous glucose monitor, actigraph activity monitor, document everything they have to eat and drink, and rate their daily stress levels. Participants will continue this during the final week and will be randomized to consume either a 2:1 or 1:1 protein to carbohydrate ratio during the night shift during this week.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- Single (Participant)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Emergency medical service (EMS) provider
- •Works night shift only for at least one year
- •Provides patient care as primary duty
Exclusion Criteria
- •Diagnosis of a metabolic disease (i.e. diabetes, prediabetes, metabolic syndrome)
- •Taking medication to lower blood glucose
- •Pregnant or planning to become pregnant
- •Diagnosis of kidney disease or impairment
- •Allergies or intolerances to study foods
- •Digestive disorder
Arms & Interventions
High protein
Consuming a meal composed of 2:1 grams of protein to carbohydrate during the night shift between 7pm-7am
Intervention: Meal service (Other)
Moderate protein
Consuming a meal composed of 1:1 grams of protein to carbohydrate during the night shift between 7pm-7am
Intervention: Meal service (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Compliance
Time Frame: Four days
Percent of participants who adhere to the dietary intervention
Glycemic control
Time Frame: Two weeks
Daily mean blood glucose
Secondary Outcomes
- Perceived stress(Two weeks)
Investigators
Tegan Mansouri
Postdoctoral Associate
State University of New York at Buffalo