Work-Health-Life-Balance - Mental Resilience, Stability & Healthy Nutrition

Sleep Clinical Trial

Official title:

Work-Health-Life-Balance 4.0 - Mental Resilience, Stability & Healthy Nutrition in a New Work Reality

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05489835
• Other study ID #: EK 34-147 ex 21/22
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: January 11, 2023
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: January 2023
• Source: Medical University of Graz
• Contact: Andreas Baranyi, M.D.
• Phone: 0043-316-385-86241
• Email: an.baranyi[@]medunigraz.at
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

New working environments (digitalization, flexibilization) can lead to increased levels of stress. A balanced work-life balance is therefore important in order to prevent negative effects of stress on mental health.

This study investigates,

1. how stress, recovery, nutritional behavior, resilience and sleep behavior are related to the changed working conditions.

2. how standardized nutritional training affects individual body composition (measured using Bioelectrical Impedance Analyses, BIA), stress perception, burn-out symptoms and sleep.

Description:

The ways of working must adapt to the challenges and opportunities of the digital world. Work 4.0 describes the process of change in the working environment in the digital age. Adapting to rapidly changing and sometimes uncertain living and working conditions in times of digitization, dislocated working (including "home office") and altered work processes demands a considerable effort of resources from numerous employees. Previously established work environments and behaviors are being evaluated and adapted to the new circumstances and requirements.

Such times of change often cause uncertainty and result in increased stress levels. Stress, in turn, leads to a variety of symptoms in many areas of life and work, which can limit the ability to work. As a result, successful adaptation to the challenges of the new work reality of Work 4.0 can fail.

Research Questions:

This study investigates,

1. how stress, recovery, nutritional behavior, resilience and sleep behavior are related to the changed working conditions and central characteristics of work 4.0.

2. how standardized nutritional training based on the Austrian Food Pyramid affects individual body composition (measured using Bioelectrical Impedance Analyses, BIA), stress perception, burn-out symptoms and sleep.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: December 30, 2024
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• employees in austrian companies affected by digitalization

• Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• no informed consent

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Burn-out Syndrome
• Burnout, Psychological
• Depressive Disorder
• Nutritional Quality
• Psychological Stress
• Sleep
• Stress, Psychological

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Nutritional counseling
Nutritional counseling

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Austria	Medical University of Graz	Graz	Styria

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Medical University of Graz

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Austria, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Stress	Stress-Erholungsfragebogen (RESTQ); minimum value: 0, maximum value: 294; High scores reflect high subjective stress.	3 months
Secondary	Sleep	Insomnis severity index: minimum value: 0, maximum value: 28; High scores reflect the presence of sleeping disorders	3 months
Secondary	Body mass index	Body mass index (BMI); BMI= body weight / (body height)²	3 months