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NCT Number: NCT02522195

Meal Distribution Across the Day in Female Nurses Working Shifts

This study assessed the meal distribution across the day (energy and macronutrient intake) and its relationship to the nutritional status of nursing professionals.

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Key information

Conditions

Shift Work Type Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder Imbalance of Constituents of Food Intake

Age range

19 year–45 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

About this study

221 female nursing professionals from Brazilian University hospital were classified in three shifts: day shift (n=112), night shift (n=55), and day-night shift (n=54).

Food intake assessment (3-day 24-hour recall); Anthropometric variables (weight, height, waist circumference and hip circumference); Sleep time on working days and day off.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Eligible participants were regularly employed by the hospital, with 36-hours per week scheduke, not counting additional shifts and overtime work.

Exclusion criteria

  • Volunteers who did not supply the necessary information for the development of the research and who were pregnant or lactating.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. meal distribution

    Time frame: 1 year

    3-Day 24-Hour Recall Questionnaire.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Federal University of Uberlandia

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Registry information

Official study title

Meal Distribution Across the Day in Female Nurses Working Shifts and Their Relationship With Nutritional Status

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2013
First posted
Aug 13, 2015
Registry last updated
Aug 13, 2015

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