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NCT Number: NCT07407712

Better Outcomes Through Optimal Sleep in Surgical Training

This research project is investigating the impact of sleep quality on cognitive and laparoscopic surgical performance. The background to this study is the growing recognition that factors beyond technical skill, such as sleep, can significantly influence a surgeon's performance. The aim is to understand how sleep patterns affect surgeons' ability to perform surgical tasks, both technically and cognitively. After this, we will aim to see if a targeted sleep intervention has a positive impact on technical skills and cognitive performance. This is a preliminary feasibility study and is part of ongoing research by the research team.

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Key information

Conditions

Staff

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Respiratory research coordinator

CONTACT

[email protected]

01142265424

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • The study will recruit general surgical trainees and consultant surgeons from the Yorkshire and Humber region.
  • Individuals must be willing and able to give informed consent to take part in the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • • Participants with a previously diagnosed sleep disorder
  • Anyone who is unable to give informed consent will be excluded.
  • Individuals who are not general surgical trainees or consultant will be excluded.
  • Participants who are unable to wear the Actigraphy device continuously for two weeks, complete the daily sleep diary, or attend the in-person assessments will be excluded.

Treatment and study plan

Sleep intervention

Behavioral

Participants will have a face-to-face consultation with a sleep consultant, which will be tailored to the specific sleep profile.

  • The consultation will include advice on sleep hygiene and may involve identifying potential sleep disorders.
  • They may be referred for additional testing at a local sleep lab if a sleep disorder is suspected.
  • If indicated by the sleep profile, they may receive short-form cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBTi), which typically involves a series of structured sessions.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in objective sleep quality as measured by Actigraphy data

    Time frame: From baseline to 8 weeks

    Total sleep time

  2. Change in objective sleep quality as measured by Actigraphy data

    Time frame: From baseline to 8 weeks

    sleep efficiency

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in subjective sleep quality

    Time frame: From baseline to 8 weeks

    PSQI

  2. Change in subjective cognitive load

    Time frame: From baseline to 8 weeks

    SurgTLX

  3. Change in objective cognitive load

    Time frame: From baseline to 8 weeks

    HRV

  4. Change in technical surgical performance

    Time frame: From baseline to 8 weeks

    GOALS framework

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Respiratory Research Coordinator

CONTACT

[email protected]

01142265424

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Other

Registry information

Acronym: BOOST

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Feb 12, 2026
Registry last updated
Feb 12, 2026

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