Impact of Shift Work on Glucose and Lipid Metabolism of Hospital Workers
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Conditions studied: Chronodisruption, Shift Work Disorder, Glucose and Lipid Metabolism
In brief
The aim of the study is to evaluate circadian glucose, activity and dietary rhythms, as well as metabolic and cardiovascular risk associated with night shift work, sleep quality and well-being in a cohort of hospital staff, comparing employees with night shifts to employees without night shifts.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07426211
- Run by
- Olga Ramich (formerly Pivovarova)
- People needed
- 48
- Starts
- 2026-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2028-01-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-04
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 67. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Aged between 18 and 67
- Male or female
- Currently employed
- Body-Mass-Index (BMI) <40 kg/m2
- Working hours ≥28 hours/week
- Employees working night shifts (group A): (1) Working night shifts for >1 year, (2) at least two night shifts within the 2-week observation period
- Employees not working night shifts (group B): No night shifts for >1 year
- Capable of giving consent
- Health insurance
- Good knowledge of German
You may not qualify if…
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Special diets, e.g. intermittent fasting
- Severe acute or chronic illnesses, e.g. type 1 diabetes mellitus, liver or kidney disease, heart attack within the last 6 months, stroke or systemic infections, current cancer or cancer within the last 2 years
- Bariatric surgery
- Hereditary or acquired blood clotting disorders
- Severe mental illnesses, e.g. depression, addiction or eating disorders (individual assessment by study staff, if necessary after consultation with a doctor)
- Holiday in a different time zone (≥ 2 hours time difference) one month before study participation or within the 2-week observation phase
- Participation in another study that could influence the results of the current study
- Special drug therapies that could influence the study results (individual assessment by study staff, if necessary after consultation with a physician)
- Physical or mental difficulties in understanding and following instructions from study staff
Where it is running
- Charité-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (CCM/CVK) — Berlin, Germany (enrolling)
- Pflegebereiche CC07 Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Campus Virchow-Klinikum — Berlin, Germany (enrolling)
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