EMS Providers' Health Initiative Study

University at Buffalo (UB)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Shift-work Disorder

Treatments: Other: Meal service

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05153759

EMS Health

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to explore dietary factors that influence glycemic control in night shift EMS providers and to test the feasibility of a dietary intervention among these providers.

Full description

This study can be broken down into two phases. Both phases will take place over the course of 3 weeks. During the first week, participants will be scheduled for a single 60-90 minute zoom appointment. During this appointment, informed consent will be obtained, participants will provide health and demographic information, complete several questionnaires, and be familiarized with study protocols. The following week, participants will wear a continuous glucose monitor, actigraph activity monitor, document everything they have to eat and drink, and rate their daily stress levels. Participants will continue this during the final week and will be randomized to consume either a 2:1 or 1:1 protein to carbohydrate ratio during the night shift during this week.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Emergency medical service (EMS) provider
• Works night shift only for at least one year
• Provides patient care as primary duty

Exclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of a metabolic disease (i.e. diabetes, prediabetes, metabolic syndrome)
• Taking medication to lower blood glucose
• Pregnant or planning to become pregnant
• Diagnosis of kidney disease or impairment
• Allergies or intolerances to study foods
• Digestive disorder

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

High protein

Active Comparator group

Description:

Consuming a meal composed of 2:1 grams of protein to carbohydrate during the night shift between 7pm-7am

Treatment:

Other: Meal service

Moderate protein

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Consuming a meal composed of 1:1 grams of protein to carbohydrate during the night shift between 7pm-7am

Treatment:

Other: Meal service