Status:
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Glucose Levels as a Biomarker for Stress in Firefighters
Lead Sponsor:
University of Utah
Conditions:
Stress
Sympathetic Nervous System
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Stress is known to cause physical structures in the brain to dysregulate, resulting in health problems like cancer, cardiac disease, metabolic disorders (obesity), and depression. Firefighters experie...
Detailed Description
High morbidity conditions like suicide, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes occur at higher rates for firefighters than in other professions. Despite decades of awareness and targeted efforts to addr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Full time Unified Fire Authority (UFA) employee working for a fire crew that has been designated by the UFA board as approved for study participation
Exclusion
- Use of insulin
- Diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus
- Practicing a ketoacidosis or intermittent fasting diet
- Intermittent use of glucocorticoids, antibiotics or benzodiazepines
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 17 2024
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 1 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
17 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06899373
Start Date
December 17 2024
End Date
April 1 2025
Last Update
March 28 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Unified Fire Authority
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84108