Tefflon: Effect of Dynamic Light Application on Performance of ICU Nurses

Sponsor
Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT01831167
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

In two sessions of four days nurses will be exposed to dynamic lighting and normal (reference) lighting. Through the psychological tests T.O.D.A. (Test or divided attention) and T.O.S.S.A. (Test of sustained selective attention), then the focus tested. These two tests run both 5 times. The investigators also ask to fill out: 3 questionnaires, fatigue and mood, sleep and Questions of Life.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: dynamic light
N/A

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
10 participants
Allocation:
Non-Randomized
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Basic Science
Official Title:
Effect of Dynamic Light Application on Performance of ICU Nurses
Study Start Date :
Jan 1, 2013
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Apr 1, 2013
Actual Study Completion Date :
Apr 1, 2013

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: dynamic light

dynamic light

Other: dynamic light

No Intervention: reference

normal light

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. score on Test of Divided Attention [march 2013]

    divided attention

  2. Test on Sustained Selective Attention(TOSSA) [to april 2013]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes

ICU nurses working 32 hours/week or more

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis ''s-Hertogenbosch Netherlands 5200ME
2 Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis Den Bosch Netherlands

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Koen Simons, MD, Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
K.S. Simons, MD, Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01831167
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • IC-JBZ-Tefflon
First Posted:
Apr 15, 2013
Last Update Posted:
Apr 15, 2013
Last Verified:
Apr 1, 2013
Keywords provided by K.S. Simons, MD, Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Apr 15, 2013