A Randomized Controlled Trial of Mandatory Naps for Physicians in Training
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Official title
Interventions to Improve Fatigue Management Among Physician Trainees
Brief summary
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This study will consist of a randomized controlled trial in which the investigators test the feasibility and effectiveness of mandatory nap programs for physicians in training. One site will be the general medical service of the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The other will be the oncology service of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The primary outcome will be the amount slept while on call. The first year will test the efficacy of a 5 hour mandatory nap schedule, the second year will test the efficacy of a 3 hour mandatory nap schedule.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00874510
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Enrollment
- 352 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- Not listed
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- May 31, 2009
- Primary completion
- May 31, 2011
- Completion
- Nov 30, 2013
- Last update posted
- Feb 18, 2016
2009 – 2013
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA Medical Center, Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19104 | — |
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