Status:

COMPLETED

Evaluation of the Effects of Pharmaton Tablets on Mental Performance and Physical Fatigue in Nurses Working Night Shift

Lead Sponsor:

Boehringer Ingelheim

Conditions:

Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-45 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The general aim of this study is to assess the effects of Pharmaton® Caplets on mental performance and physical fatigue in nurses and nursing auxiliaries working night shifts

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male and female nurses and nursing auxiliaries working night shift
  • Age range: 20 to 45 inclusive
  • BMI range: 18-30
  • Negative pregnancy test for females
  • Subjects must be free of any clinically significant disease or condition that required a physician's care and/or was to interfere with study evaluation and procedures
  • Clinical laboratory tests within normal limits or, if out of normal range, clinically acceptable to the investigator
  • Negative urine drug screen for drugs at screening
  • Subjects must be willing to give informed consent prior to study enrolment and be able to adhere to restrictions and examination schedules

Exclusion

  • Any serious disorder that may interfere with his/her participation to the trial and the evaluation of the safety of the test drug (e.g. liver and/or renal disease, hypervitaminosis A, psychic disorder, etc.) and/or treatment with chronic medication
  • Pre-treatment (less than 2 weeks prior to inclusion in this trial) and/or concomitant treatment with any drug that may influence the trial symptomatology and may interfere with evaluation of the safety of the test drug (e.g. vitamins and minerals supplementation)
  • Individuals drinking more than 40 g alcohol/day (glass of 12.5 cl of wine 10° = 12 g; glass of 4 cl of aperitif 42° = 17 g; glass of 25 cl of beer 3° = 7.5 g; glass of 25 cl of beer 6° = 15 g); Alcohol and drug abuse according to Diagnostic and Statistic Manual, Version IV (DSM-IV)
  • Individuals drinking more that 6 cups of coffee or tea/day
  • Individuals smoking more than 10 cigarettes/day
  • Female volunteers in child-bearing age not using adequate means of birth control (contraceptive pills, Intrauterine Device (IUD), sterilization)
  • Pregnancy and/or lactation
  • Relevant allergy or known hypersensitivity to the investigational product or its excipients
  • Individuals taking or having taken recently other vitamins and minerals supplementation
  • Individuals with a current disorder likely to modify EEG recordings and/or computerized cognitive testing
  • Individuals having a history of cancer
  • Participation in another clinical trial within the last 3 months prior to the start of the study and concurrent participation in another clinical trial
  • Individuals without health insurance

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2000

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

32 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02199847

Start Date

June 1 2000

Last Update

July 25 2014

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