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Working collaboratively with staff to develop initiatives to help mitigate fatigue risks during night shift work

Effective management of staff fatigue during the night shift

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN84326878
Enrollment
30
Registered
2020-02-28
Start date
2019-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-10

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Fatigue in health service staff Not Applicable

Interventions

The study will employ a mixed-methods approach underpinned by the principles of Realistic Evaluation methodology and Normalisation process theory. This methodology will help us identify, describe and

Sponsors

Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All midwives, theatre nurses, healthcare assistants, anaesthetists, obstetricians and other staff working on the labour ward over the period of the study and covering the labour ward overnight 2. Doctors, nurses and midwives who have managerial or educational responsibility for rotas on the labour ward

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Wellbeing will be measured using the SF36 questionnaire before and after FITBIT use

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Fitbits will be worn for up to a month and data from them will be used as an outcome measure of fatigue Individual interviews with participants after they have worn the fit bits will also act as a form of outcome measure

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026