Better Outcomes Through Optimal Sleep in Surgical Training (BOOST)

February 5, 2026 updated by: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
This research project is investigating the impact of sleep quality on cognitive and laparoscopic surgical performance. The background to this study is the growing recognition that factors beyond technical skill, such as sleep, can significantly influence a surgeon's performance. The aim is to understand how sleep patterns affect surgeons' ability to perform surgical tasks, both technically and cognitively. After this, we will aim to see if a targeted sleep intervention has a positive impact on technical skills and cognitive performance. This is a preliminary feasibility study and is part of ongoing research by the research team.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

20

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The study will recruit general surgical trainees and consultant surgeons from the Yorkshire and Humber region.
  • Individuals must be willing and able to give informed consent to take part in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • • Participants with a previously diagnosed sleep disorder

    • Anyone who is unable to give informed consent will be excluded.
    • Individuals who are not general surgical trainees or consultant will be excluded.
    • Participants who are unable to wear the Actigraphy device continuously for two weeks, complete the daily sleep diary, or attend the in-person assessments will be excluded.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: All participants
All participants will have a sleep intervention
Behavioral: Sleep intervention

Participants will have a face-to-face consultation with a sleep consultant, which will be tailored to the specific sleep profile.

  • The consultation will include advice on sleep hygiene and may involve identifying potential sleep disorders.
  • They may be referred for additional testing at a local sleep lab if a sleep disorder is suspected.
  • If indicated by the sleep profile, they may receive short-form cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBTi), which typically involves a series of structured sessions.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in objective sleep quality as measured by Actigraphy data
Time Frame: From baseline to 8 weeks
Total sleep time
From baseline to 8 weeks
Change in objective sleep quality as measured by Actigraphy data
Time Frame: From baseline to 8 weeks
sleep efficiency
From baseline to 8 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in subjective sleep quality
Time Frame: From baseline to 8 weeks
PSQI
From baseline to 8 weeks
Change in subjective cognitive load
Time Frame: From baseline to 8 weeks
SurgTLX
From baseline to 8 weeks
Change in objective cognitive load
Time Frame: From baseline to 8 weeks
HRV
From baseline to 8 weeks
Change in technical surgical performance
Time Frame: From baseline to 8 weeks
GOALS framework
From baseline to 8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 18, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 5, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

February 12, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 12, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 5, 2026

Last Verified

February 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • STH23585
  • 362885 (Other Identifier: IRAS)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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