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

Mass General Brigham

Status: Begins enrollment in 10 months

Conditions: Sleep Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Sleep Health Education Program (SHEP)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04519177

2020P002448

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 2,400 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

• None

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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2,400 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental (Early Education)

Experimental group

Description:

Firefighters in station randomized to the experimental (early education) will receive the sleep health education program (SHEP) including screening for common sleep disorders. Those found at high risk will be given information about seeking further evaluation, diagnosis and treatment, if necessary.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Sleep Health Education Program (SHEP)

Control (Later education)

No Intervention group

Description:

Firefighters in station randomized to the control condition will not receive SHEP prior to the data collection.