Coke Zero for the Zero: A Study Examining the Effect of Coke Zero Consumption on Night Call Inpatient Course and Mortality
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 160
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Inpatient High Dependency/Intensive Care Unit Admission
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of coke zero consumption by night-call staffs on inpatient admission and mortality, and total sleep duration during the night-call duty. Coke Zero is a soft drink that is widely popular within the medical community, carrying the meaning of "zero", which to some, signifies the minimal level of morbidity and mortality that will occupy the on-call the night staffs.
详细描述
Previous studies have demonstrated that superstitions among the medical community have been prevalent and staffs regularly engaged in conforming to the superstitions because of their associations with workload, inpatient admissions and mortality. As such, the current study aims to evaluate whether the consumption of Coke Zero has an effects on patient admissions and mortality and the eventfulness of the night-call duties.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
盲法说明
Participants will not be aware of the type of drink they receive.
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Doctors on the night-call roster at Singapore General Hospital
排除标准
- •Other allied health professionals or medical students
研究组 & 干预措施
Coke Zero Arm
The participant will be given a Coke Zero before each night-call duty for consumption.
干预措施: Coke Zero (Other)
Coke Arm
The participant will be given a Coke before each night-call duty for consumption.
干预措施: Coke (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Inpatient High Dependency/Intensive Care Unit Admission
时间窗: The designated night-call doctor's shift from 5PM to 8AM the next day
For patients assigned under the designated night-call doctor's care
Inpatient Mortality
时间窗: The designated night-call doctor's shift from 5PM to 8AM the next day
For patients assigned under the designated night-call doctor's care
Inpatient general ward admission
时间窗: The designated night-call doctor's shift from 5PM to 8AM the next day
For patients assigned under the designated night-call doctor's care
次要结局
- Hours of sleep during the night-call(The designated night-call doctor's shift from 5PM to 8AM the next day)
- Hours of shift during the night-call(The designated night-call doctor's shift from 5PM to 8AM the next day)
- Level of alertness of the night-call staff after the night-call(The designated night-call doctor's shift from 5PM to 8AM the next day)
- Number of steps walked by the night-call staff during the night-call(The designated night-call doctor's shift from 5PM to 8AM the next day)
研究者
Kwan Yu Heng
Principle Investigator
Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School