Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Weight Reduction on Sleep and Alertness in Long-distance Truck and Bus Drivers
Lead Sponsor:
UKK Institute
Collaborating Sponsors:
Academy of Finland
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Conditions:
Abdominal Obesity
Eligibility:
MALE
30-62 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The study is a year-long health-behaviour intervention in obese, male truck-drivers to lose weight moderately by 10%, using monthly individual counseling. The investigators hypothesize that lifestyle ...
Detailed Description
Daytime sleepiness, i.e., being fatigued at work is an important risk factor for traffic accidents involving commercial vehicles. Sleep-related disturbances and daytime fatigue may be partly related t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- male
- age 30-62 years
- long-distance truck or bus driver (on average continuous driving for at least one hour daily outside the city center)
- irregular working hours (on average at least once weekly between 0600-1800 hours)
- waist circumference at least 100 cm
- sedentary: leisure physical activity no more than 30 minutes twice weekly at moderate intensity, and no medical contraindications to increase physical activity
Exclusion
- no moderate or severe sleep apnoea with CPAP therapy or with previous surgical operations in the neck area (e.g., UPPP)
- no regular use of sleeping medicines (on average not more often than once weekly)
- no severe sleep disorder
- greatly elevated resting blood pressure (\> 180/120 mmHg)
- no diabetes mellitus with medication
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
113 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00893646
Start Date
May 1 2009
End Date
January 1 2015
Last Update
June 1 2015
Active Locations (3)
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1
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Helsinki, Finland, FI-00250
2
Vitalmed Research Centre & Sleep Clinic
Helsinki, Finland, FI-00420
3
UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research
Tampere, Finland, FI-33500