Self-help Book for Shift Work Related Problems

Shift-work Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of a Self-help Book for Shift Work Related Problems - a Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05633498
• Other study ID #: HEWOS_RCT_SWD2022
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 18, 2022
• Est. completion date: March 18, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: May 2024
• Source: University of Bergen
• Contact: Bjørn Bjorvatn, PhD
• Phone: +4791140269
• Email: bjorn.bjorvatn[@]uib.no
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim is to assess whether a self-help book for coping with shift work will reduce complaints in relation to shift work.

Description:

This study is a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of a self-help book for shift work related problems compared to the effect of sleep hygiene advice in participants with shift work disorder. 300 participants will be randomized to receive either the book or the sleep hygiene advice. Participants complete questionnaires about sleep, sleepiness and health at baseline and after 6 months after receiving the written material. The main aims are to assess whether the book is more effective to reduce sleep and sleepiness problems in relation to shift work, and to reduce the prevalence of shift work disorder, to increase knowledge about sleep and circadian rhythms, improve health, and reduce turnover intention.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 300
• Est. completion date: March 18, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: March 18, 2025
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Symptoms suggesting shift work disorder
• Health care worker

Exclusion Criteria:

• Below 18 years

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Shift-work Disorder

Intervention

Other:
• Book
Self-help book describing advice to cope with shift work
• Sleep hygiene
Basic sleep hygiene advice on a piece of paper

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Norway	University of Bergen	Bergen	Hordaland

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Bergen

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Norway, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Sleep problems	Self-reported sleep problems in relation to shift work on a validated scale - Bergen Shift Work Sleep Questionnaire (BSWSQ). Questions range from 0 to 4 with higher values indicating more sleep problems.	6 months
Primary	Sleepiness problems	Self-reported sleepiness in relation to shift work on a validated scale - Bergen Shift Work Sleep Questionnaire (BSWSQ). Questions range from 0 to 4 with higher values indicating more sleepiness.	6 months
Secondary	Shift work disorder	Prevalence of shift work disorder based on international criteria	6 months
Secondary	Knowledge about shift work and health	Questions about sleep, circadian rhythms and shift work	6 months
Secondary	Sick leave	Self-reported sickness absence	6 months
Secondary	Turnover intention	Self-reported turnover intention on a validated scale (TI) with scores ranging from 0 to 4 with higher values indicating more turnover intention.	6 months