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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 Mar 15;80:22–33. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2019.03.005

Table 3.

Summary of study implementation by site and schedule.

Example of Shift Types
Day 1 Day 2 Extended (day 3/4)a
Site Schedule Start End Length (hrs) Start End Length (hrs) Start End Length (hrs)
Aa EDWR 6:00 18:00 12 6:00 18:00 12 11:00 11:00 24
RCWR 6:00 19:00 13 6:00 19:00 13 18:00 10:00 16
B EDWR 6:00 18:00 12 6:00 18:00 12 (or 6) 6:00 10:00 28
RCWR 6:00 20:00 14 (or 6) 6:00 17:00 11 (or 14) 18:00 10:00 16
C EDWR 6:00 18:00 12 6:00 14:00 8 6:00 10:00 28
RCWR 7:00 20:00 13 6:00 18:00 12 19:00 11:00 16
D EDWR 6:00 18:00 12 6:00 18:00 12 6:00 10:00 28
RCWR 6:00 19:00 13 (or 14) 6:00 17:00 11 (or 6) 18:00 10:00 16
E EDWR 7:00 18:00 11 7:00 18:00 11 7:00 8:00 25
RCWR 7:00 21:00 14 7:00 18:00 11 19:00 11:00 16
F EDWR 6:00 15:00 9 (or 8) 6:00 15:00 9 (or 8) 6:00 10:00 28
RCWR 6:00 21:00 15 (or 8) 6:00 21:00 15 (or 8) 20:00 12:00 16
a

Had a 5 day rotation, with day 3 scheduled as a day off, so the extended shift is day 4/5.

Abbreviations: EDWR, extended duration work roster; RCWR, rapidly cycling work roster.