Impact of Night Shift Work on 24-hour Blood Glucose Levels

Lincoln Memorial University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Circadian Rhythm; Inversion

Metabolic Disease

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05559762

STUDY2022000529

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will determine whether nurses regularly working night shifts have elevated 24-hour glucose levels compared to nurses regularly working day shifts, using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM).

Enrollment

22 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 65 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• RNs working at least a 0.6 FTE and 12-hour night or day shift (not able to alternate between days and nights) for at least the past two months
- Free from presence of uncontrolled chronic illness and specifically prediabetes, Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes (but not including history of gestational diabetes) and not currently taking any glucose-lowering or steroid medication
- Not currently pregnant or breastfeeding
- English speaking and able to provide informed consent
- Must own and know how to operate a Smartphone
- Must be willing and able to wear two small sensors attached by adhesive for the study duration, the Fibion SENS activity monitor and the Dexcom G6 continuous glucose monitor
- Must regularly consume food during shifts and refrain from actively attempting weight loss during the study duration
- Must work only one job at the time of study participation