This study aims to explore dietary factors that influence glycemic control in night shift EMS providers and to test the feasibility of a dietary intervention among these providers.
This study can be broken down into two phases. Both phases will take place over the course of 3 weeks. During the first week, participants will be scheduled for a single 60-90 minute zoom appointment. During this appointment, informed consent will be obtained, participants will provide health and demographic information, complete several questionnaires, and be familiarized with study protocols. The following week, participants will wear a continuous glucose monitor, actigraph activity monitor, document everything they have to eat and drink, and rate their daily stress levels. Participants will continue this during the final week and will be randomized to consume either a 2:1 or 1:1 protein to carbohydrate ratio during the night shift during this week.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
40
The primary goal is to pilot the feasibility of a meal service intervention in night shift workers
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York, United States
RECRUITINGGlycemic control
Daily mean blood glucose
Time frame: Two weeks
Compliance
Percent of participants who adhere to the dietary intervention
Time frame: Four days
Perceived stress
Daily rating of stress on a scale of one to 10 where 10 is the most stressed the participant has ever been
Time frame: Two weeks
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