Effect of Dynamic Light Application on Performance of ICU Nurses

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01831167

Acronym

Tefflon

Enrollment

Registered

2013-04-15

Start date

2013-01-31

Completion date

2013-04-30

Last updated

2013-04-15

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

Conditions

Divided Attention, Sustained Selective Attention

Keywords

dynamic light application, sustained attention, divided attention, nursing

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.

Interventions

OTHERdynamic light

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

ICU nurses working 32 hours/week or more

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
score on Test of Divided Attention	march 2013	divided attention
Test on Sustained Selective Attention(TOSSA)	to april 2013	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026