Recovery Sleepers: A Pilot Study of a Sleep Health Intervention for College Students in Recovery

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Addiction

Sleep

Treatments

Behavioral: Recovery Sleepers program.

Behavioral: Email recommendations

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05114577

HM20022646

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment

12 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

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.