About this trial
The aim of the study is to evaluate circadian glucose, activity and dietary rhythms, as well as metabolic and cardiovascular risk associated with night shift work, sleep quality and well-being in a cohort of hospital staff, comparing employees with night shifts to employees without night shifts.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Aged between 18 and 67
Male or female
Currently employed
Body-Mass-Index (BMI) <40 kg/m2
Disqualifiers
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Special diets, e.g. intermittent fasting
Severe acute or chronic diagnosed conditions, e.g., diabetes mellitus, liver or kidney disease (e.g., cirrhosis of the liver or kidney disease with a GFR < 60), heart attack within the last 6 months, stroke, or systemic infections; current cancer or cancer diagnosed within the last 2 years
Bariatric surgery
Trial population
Hospital workers
Trial design
Case-control
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Mean 24-hour glucose levels and mean night glucose levels
Mean 24-hour glucose \[mg/dl\] and mean night glucose \[mg/dl\] assessed by continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)
Secondary outcomes
Body weight
Body weight \[kg\], as measured by scale weight
Body Mass Index (BMI)
BMI \[kg/m2\], calculated as weight/square height
Blood pressure
Systolic and diastolic blood pressure \[mm Hg\], as measured by manometer
Glycemic variability
Inter- and intraday indices of glycemic variability assessed by CGM
Sponsors and contacts
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Olga Ramich (formerly Pivovarova)
Lead sponsor
German Institute of Human Nutrition
Sponsor institution
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Collaborator