Hydration Amongst Nurses and Doctors Oncall
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 88
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Assess the prevalence of dehydration in nurses and doctors oncall.
研究概览
简要总结
The main purpose of this study is to assess and compare the hydration status of medical and nursing staff and to investigate the relationship between the hydration status, cognitive function and serum cortisol (marker of stress).
We hypothesise that a significant proportion of doctors and nurses will be dehydrated at the end of their working day. Some, as in other occupations, may be dehydrated at the start of their working day. This is likely to be associated with impairment in cognitive performance at the end of the working day compared to the beginning and expected to be more pronounced after a night shift. There may be less noticeable difference amongst nursing staff given the protected break time. Dehydration and associated impairment in cognition is of important clinical value as it can impact patient care. participants will be involved in the study for two shifts (one day and one night), aiming at 15 medical and 15 surgical nurses as well as 15 medical (total 15 day and 15 night shifts from each group) and surgical doctors (total 15 day and 15 night shifts from each group). Those that do not work both day and night shifts will participate for only one shift and a new participant will be recruited until target number of shifts is achieved.
详细描述
End points
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To assess the hydration status of hospital staff nurses and doctors oncall at work by measuring the following:
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Urine and serum osmolality
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Urine mass produced during the shift
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Kidney function (U &Es)
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Bioimpedance measures
2- To assess the effect of hydration on status of cognitive function and subjective feelings.
3- To assess the association between hydration status on stress hormone (cortisol) levels.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •All medical and nursing staff working on acute medical and surgical admissions at the Queens Medical Centre Nottingham
排除标准
- •Pregnancy Pre-existing kidney disease Patients on diuretics Unwell in the past 6 week with acute illness that warrants hospital admission or prescribed medication.
结局指标
主要结局
Assess the prevalence of dehydration in nurses and doctors oncall.
时间窗: Participants will be followed up for the duration of their shift, approximately 12- 14 hours.
Using urine osmolality as a marker of hydration we aim to assess the prevalence of dehydration in health care professionals before and after day and night shifts. Comparing nurses and doctors oncall, day and night as well diffrence between those working in medical and surgical admissions.
次要结局
- Impact of hydration status on cognitive function(Participants will be followed up for the duration of their shift, approximately 12- 14 hours.)
- The impact of hydration status on serum cortisol concentrations(Participants will be followed up for the duration of their shift, approximately 12- 14 hours.)