Addiction, Sleep
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this research study is to examine how to improve sleep in college students in recovery from substance use disorder(s). This study is a pilot test of an experimental program called Recovery Sleepers (RS) to explore its feasibility and how well it works to improve sleep, wellbeing, and cravings.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALEmail recommendations
Receive recommendations (via email) to help improve sleep
BEHAVIORALRecovery Sleepers program.
Attend two, 90-minute remote discussion groups (\ 10 other participants and 2 study team members) via Zoom. During these groups, participants will receive educational materials about how to improve sleep. They will also discuss sleep and sleep-related behaviors, including how active substance use and recovery may have changed sleep, with a small group of other participants.
Sponsors
Society for Health Psychology
Virginia Commonwealth University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* More than 18 years of age * Enrolled (full- or part-time) at a college or university * Have struggled with substance addiction in the past * More than 3 months of self-reported continuous abstinence from alcohol and all illegal drugs * Have an Internet-enabled device with audio capabilities.
Exclusion criteria
* Younger than 18 years of age * Not enrolled at VCU * Have not struggled with substance addiction in the past * Have not had at least 3 months of self-reported continuous abstinence from alcohol and all * illegal drugs * In active treatment for a sleep disorder (seen a health provider specifically regarding sleep within the last 6 months) * Unable to communicate in English both orally and in writing * Do not have an Internet-enabled device with audio capabilities.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfaction with treatment | 6 weeks | Participants will rate their experiences in the study using a scale from 1 (Strongly disagree) to 5 (Strongly agree). Treatment and placebo groups will answer a different number of questions. Scores will be averaged to yield a single score between 1 and 5. |
| Study participant retention | 6 weeks | Percent of participants who complete all 6 weeks of the study |
| Study material completion | 6 weeks | Percent of participant who complete all of the study materials over the course of the study |
| Study group attendance | 6 weeks | Percent of participants who attend all study group meetings |
| Recruitment success | Baseline | Number of participants recruited into the study |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed