Randomized Trial of a Sleep Disorders Program on Firefighter Safety and Disability ...

Randomized Trial of a Sleep Disorders Program on Firefighter Safety and Disability

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04519177

Enrollment

2400

Registered

2020-08-19

Start date

2027-01-01

Completion date

2029-12-31

Last updated

2025-02-07

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Conditions

Sleep Disorder

Brief summary

The investigators have shown that sleep health education and sleep disorders screening improve health and safety of employees. There is potential to increase the benefits of the sleep health education and screening program if more firefighters are evaluated, diagnosed and referred for treatment. Investigators will evaluate whether firefighters in stations randomized to participate in the Sleep Health and Education Program (SHEP) intervention will have improved health and safety outcomes as compared to firefighters in stations randomized to the control condition.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALSleep Health Education Program (SHEP)

Sleep Health Education Program (SHEP) including screening for common sleep disorders

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SEQUENTIAL

Primary purpose

SCREENING

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Firefighters working in one of the two fire departments selected for study

Exclusion criteria

* None

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Diagnosis of sleep disorder	12 months (on end-of-year questionnaire)	Diagnosis of sleep disorder
Injuries	Over 12 months (The number of injuries as documented in the fire department database)	Injuries
Disability days	Over 12 months (The number of injuries as documented in the fire department database)	Disability days
Evaluation of sleep disorder	12 months (on end-of-year questionnaire)	Evaluation of sleep disorder
Treatment of sleep disorder	12 months (on end-of-year questionnaire)	Treatment of sleep disorder

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Near crashes	Over 12 months, reported on monthly surveys	Near crashes (exploratory aim)
Motor vehicle crashes	Over 12 months, reported on monthly surveys	Motor vehicle crashes (exploratory aim)

Contacts

Primary ContactLaura Barger, PhD

lkbarger@hms.harvard.edu530-753-2876

Backup ContactJason Sullivan

jsullivan@rics.bwh.harvard.edu

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026