Coca-Cola Zero (®) Consumption on Night-call Inpatient Course and Mortality

Mortality Clinical Trial

Official title:

Coke Zero for the Zero: A Study Examining the Effect of Coke Zero Consumption on Night Call Inpatient Course and Mortality

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06155981
• Other study ID #: DukeNushssrkyh-01
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 10, 2024
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: February 2024
• Source: Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Description:

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 160
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: February 2, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Doctors on the night-call roster at Singapore General Hospital Exclusion Criteria
• Other allied health professionals or medical students

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Mortality

Intervention

Other:
• Coke Zero
Coca-Cola Zero Sugar drink will be given.
• Coke
Coca-Cola drink will be given.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Singapore	Singapore General Hospital	Singapore

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Singapore, 

References & Publications (1)

Tan MH, Lee Z, Ng B, Sim ES, Chua YY, Tien M, Ooi CJ. The Tao of bao: a randomised controlled trial examining the effect of steamed bun consumption on night-call inpatient course and mortality. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2008 Mar;37(3):255-3. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Inpatient Mortality	For patients assigned under the designated night-call doctor's care	The designated night-call doctor's shift from 5PM to 8AM the next day
Primary	Inpatient general ward admission	For patients assigned under the designated night-call doctor's care	The designated night-call doctor's shift from 5PM to 8AM the next day
Primary	Inpatient High Dependency/Intensive Care Unit Admission	For patients assigned under the designated night-call doctor's care	The designated night-call doctor's shift from 5PM to 8AM the next day
Secondary	Hours of sleep during the night-call	For the designated night-call doctor's care	The designated night-call doctor's shift from 5PM to 8AM the next day
Secondary	Hours of shift during the night-call	For the designated night-call doctor's care	The designated night-call doctor's shift from 5PM to 8AM the next day
Secondary	Number of steps walked by the night-call staff during the night-call	For the designated night-call doctor's care	The designated night-call doctor's shift from 5PM to 8AM the next day
Secondary	Level of alertness of the night-call staff after the night-call	Measured using the Karolinska Sleepiness Scale and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale	The designated night-call doctor's shift from 5PM to 8AM the next day