Randomised controlled trial of a light intervention to enhance alertness and performance in night shiftworkers

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/545871

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Shiftworkers commonly experience high levels of fatigue during night shift, with decreased alertness and performance levels, placing them at high risk for accidents and injuries. Despite the large number of shiftworkers in Australia, effective fatigue management tools are lacking. Light increases alertness, and may provide an unobtrusive means to increase safety in shiftworkers. We will study the effectiveness of a novel method of light exposure to improve alertness in night shiftworkers.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $708,736.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical molecular engineering of nucleic acids and proteins

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

accident prevention | circadian rhythm | cognitive impairment | light sensitivity | shiftwork | sleep | sleep deprivation | sleep-wake | sleepiness

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