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

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Herlev Hospital, department of surgery

Herlev, Denmark, 2730