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

NCT04519177 — Not applicable, Not yet recruiting, 2400 participants, Brigham and Women's Hospital

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

Registry	NCT04519177
Status	Not yet recruiting
Phase	Not applicable
Study type	Interventional; randomized, sequential, masking: none, screening
Enrollment	2400 (Estimated)
Sponsor	Brigham and Women's Hospital (Other)
Conditions	Sleep Disorder
Interventions	Sleep Health Education Program (SHEP) (Behavioral)
Dates	start 2027-01-01 (estimated), primary completion 2029-12-31 (estimated), completion 2029-12-31 (estimated), first posted 2020-08-19, last updated 2026-10-13

-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.

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+Arms and interventions

Arm	Type	Interventions	Description
Experimental (Early Education)	Experimental	Behavioral: Sleep Health Education Program (SHEP)	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.
Control (Later education)	No intervention		Firefighters in station randomized to the control condition will not receive SHEP prior to the data collection.

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

+Outcome measures

Primary outcomes

Evaluation of sleep disorder [12 months (on end-of-year questionnaire)]: Evaluation of sleep disorder
Diagnosis of sleep disorder [12 months (on end-of-year questionnaire)]: Diagnosis of sleep disorder
Treatment of sleep disorder [12 months (on end-of-year questionnaire)]: Treatment 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

Secondary outcomes

Motor vehicle crashes [Over 12 months, reported on monthly surveys]: Motor vehicle crashes (exploratory aim)
Near crashes [Over 12 months, reported on monthly surveys]: Near crashes (exploratory aim)

+Eligibility

Sex: All, ages: 18 Years to 80 Years, accepts healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

* None