CompletedPhase 3

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Mandatory Naps for Physicians in Training

United States352 participantsStarted 2009-06

Plain-language summary

This study will consist of a randomized controlled trial in which the investigators test the feasibility and effectiveness of mandatory nap programs for physicians in training. One site will be the general medical service of the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The other will be the oncology service of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The primary outcome will be the amount slept while on call. The first year will test the efficacy of a 5 hour mandatory nap schedule, the second year will test the efficacy of a 3 hour mandatory nap schedule.

Who can participate

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Inclusion Criteria: * Residents in the University of Pennsylvania Internal Medicine Training Program who are rotating through either Philadelphia VA Medical Center Medical Service or Hospital of University of Pennsylvania Oncology Service Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to consent to participate

What they're measuring

Hours Slept on Overnight Extended Duty Call Shifts

Timeframe: 12 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00874510

SponsorVA Office of Research and Development

Sponsor typeFED

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2011-06

Results submitted2014-09-15

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