Effects of Aerobic Exercise Training on Nurses' Sleep Quality, Fatigue, Attention and Cortisol Profile

NCT03759509 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: TMU-JIRBN201711007
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Shift work in nursing has been found to result in sleep disruption and sleep deprivation, and in sleepiness or fatigue at work. Slow reaction, insufficient attention and poor judgement often come with increased fatigue, which contributes to a high risk of accident and patient safety. Studies have shown that aerobic exercise is helpful in promoting high sleep quality. The study is conducted a prospective parallel randomized trial is performed to 60 nurses with low sleep quality. The subjects are randomly assigned to: (i) the experimental group, in which aerobic exercise training is given; (ii) the control group, in which the subjects kept their original lifestyles. The study aims to investigate the effects of aerobic exercise training on nurses' sleep quality, fatigue, attention and cortisol profile.

Conditions

Nurse; Attention; Aerobic Exercise; Sleep Quality; Fatigue; Cortisol

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Total sleep time sleep change

  The actigraphy reported on sleep parameters of the amount of actual sleep minutes

  The 1st workday 8:00AM to 5th workday 8:00AM of 4th, 8th, and 12th week

• Wake after sleep onset change

  The actigraphy reported on the amount of minutes they were awake between sleep onset and wake time.

  The 1st workday 8:00AM to 5th workday 8:00AM of 4th, 8th, and 12th week

• Sleep efficiency change

  The actigraphy reported on sleep parameters of percentage of time asleep while in bed from lights off to lights on.

  The 1st workday 8:00AM to 5th workday 8:00AM of 4th, 8th, and 12th week

• Seep onset latency change

  The actigraphy reported on sleep parameters of the minutes between lights off and first sleep episode.

  The 1st workday 8:00AM to 5th workday 8:00AM of 4th, 8th, and 12th week

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Simple visual reaction time testing

  Before and after work, the test are completed within 5 min

• Saliva cortisol

  Collected at awakening [0 min] and at 30 min, 6 hours, and 12 hours after awakening

Study Arms (2)

aerobic exercise training

EXPERIMENTAL

three times a week, a total of twenty-four times in eight weeks

Behavioral: aerobic exercise

control

NO INTERVENTION

routine activity

Interventions

aerobic exercise BEHAVIORAL

the experimental group, in which aerobic exercise training is given three times a week, a total of twenty-four times in eight weeks

aerobic exercise training

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Full-time
• Female nursing staff members
• Worked 8 hours per shift
• Had at least 1 year of work experience.

You may not qualify if:

• Had used sedatives, hypnotics, antihistamines, or hormonal drugs within the 4 weeks before commencing the study
• Pregnant
• Were diagnosed as having sleep or stress disorders, or experienced sleep problems owing to concurrent insomnia or sleep apnea.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Taipei Medical University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Taipei Medical University

Taipei, 110, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders; Fatigue

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic; Dyssomnias; Sleep Wake Disorders; Nervous System Diseases; Mental Disorders; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• shu fen Niu, PhD

  Taipei Medical University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: The study will randomly sample from previously screen low sleep quality participants, then random assign to experimental (aerobic exercise) and control (routine activity) groups

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 27, 2018
• First Posted: November 30, 2018
• Study Start: November 1, 2018
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2019
• Study Completion: October 1, 2019
• Last Updated: October 9, 2020

Record last verified: 2018-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (1)