Status:
COMPLETED
The Test-retest Effect of the "d2 Test of Attention".
Lead Sponsor:
Herlev Hospital
Conditions:
Cognition and Attention in Surgeons and Nurses
Eligibility:
All Genders
22-55 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The "d2 test of attention" has been used in studies regarding sleep deprivation due to night shifts in hospital staff, in order to determine whether sleep deprivation has an impact on performance. How...
Detailed Description
20 surgeons and 20 surgical nurses will be included in this study. They will be asked, after thorough instruction, to perform the d2 test of attention after a designed schedule. The participants will ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \- Nurses and surgeons at the department of Surgery, Herlev hospital. Age 22-55 years.
Exclusion
- Known sleep disturbances and attentional deficits, previous use of the d2 test of attention, use of central stimulating drugs
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01791348
Start Date
March 1 2013
End Date
September 1 2013
Last Update
December 4 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Herlev Hospital, department of surgery
Herlev, Denmark, 2730