Meal Distribution Across the Day in Female Nurses Working Shifts

Shift Work Type Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title:

Meal Distribution Across the Day in Female Nurses Working Shifts and Their Relationship With Nutritional Status

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02522195
• Other study ID #: FUUberlandia
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: August 5, 2015
• Last updated: August 10, 2015
• Start date: November 2011
• Est. completion date: January 2013

Study information

• Verified date: August 2015
• Source: Federal University of Uberlandia
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Brazil: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This study assessed the meal distribution across the day (energy and macronutrient intake) and its relationship to the nutritional status of nursing professionals.

Description:

221 female nursing professionals from Brazilian University hospital were classified in three shifts: day shift (n=112), night shift (n=55), and day-night shift (n=54).

Food intake assessment (3-day 24-hour recall); Anthropometric variables (weight, height, waist circumference and hip circumference); Sleep time on working days and day off.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 221
• Est. completion date: January 2013
• Est. primary completion date: November 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 19 Years to 45 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Eligible participants were regularly employed by the hospital, with 36-hours per week scheduke, not counting additional shifts and overtime work.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Volunteers who did not supply the necessary information for the development of the research and who were pregnant or lactating.

Study Design

Observational Model: Case-Crossover, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Imbalance of Constituents of Food Intake
• Parasomnias
• Shift Work Type Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder
• Sleep Disorders
• Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Federal University of Uberlandia

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	meal distribution	3-Day 24-Hour Recall Questionnaire.	1 year	No