Better Outcomes Through Optimal Sleep in Surgical Training
ConditionStaff
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorSheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
About this trial
This research project is investigating the impact of sleep quality on cognitive and laparoscopic surgical performance. The background to this study is the growing recognition that factors beyond technical skill, such as sleep, can significantly influence a surgeon's performance. The aim is to understand how sleep patterns affect surgeons' ability to perform surgical tasks, both technically and cognitively. After this, we will aim to see if a targeted sleep intervention has a positive impact on technical skills and cognitive performance. This is a preliminary feasibility study and is part of ongoing research by the research team.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
The study will recruit general surgical trainees and consultant surgeons from the Yorkshire and Humber region.
Individuals must be willing and able to give informed consent to take part in the study.
Disqualifiers
• Participants with a previously diagnosed sleep disorder
Anyone who is unable to give informed consent will be excluded.
Individuals who are not general surgical trainees or consultant will be excluded.
Participants who are unable to wear the Actigraphy device continuously for two weeks, complete the daily sleep diary, or attend the in-person assessments will be excluded.
Trial design
Design model
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Sleep intervention
BehavioralParticipants will have a face-to-face consultation with a sleep consultant, which will be tailored to the specific sleep profile. * The consultation will include advice on sleep hygiene and may involve identifying potential sleep disorders. * They may be referred for additional testing at a local sleep lab if a sleep disorder is suspected. * If indicated by the sleep profile, they may receive short-form cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBTi), which typically involves a series of structured sessions.
Treatment groups
20 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: All participantsExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Change in objective sleep quality as measured by Actigraphy data
Total sleep time
Time frame
From baseline to 8 weeks2
Change in objective sleep quality as measured by Actigraphy data
sleep efficiency
Time frame
From baseline to 8 weeksSecondary outcomes
1
Change in subjective sleep quality
PSQI
Time frame
From baseline to 8 weeks2
Change in subjective cognitive load
SurgTLX
Time frame
From baseline to 8 weeks3
Change in objective cognitive load
HRV
Time frame
From baseline to 8 weeks4
Change in technical surgical performance
GOALS framework
Time frame
From baseline to 8 weeksSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov