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Sleep Well Firefighters: An App-based Program to Improve Sleep, Cognition, and Behavioral Health in Firefighters

ConditionsSleep HealthStressAnxietyPhysical ActivityNutritionCognition
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorCalifornia Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

About this trial

The purpose of this pilot study is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of an app-based sleep program designed to help firefighters improve their sleep.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Current CalFire Wildfire firefighter in Central Coast region or City of San Luis Obispo Firefighter (non-volunteer and not a primarily administrator status)

English Speaking

Have an iPhone /iPad

Age >= 18

Disqualifiers

none

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Sleep enhancement intervention

    Behavioral

    The Sleep Well Intervention Group will receive access to a digital Sleep Health App designed for Firefighters and will be asked to participate in monthly coaching phone calls aimed at improving their sleep health.

  • Standard of Care (Investigator Choice)

    Behavioral

    Basic Sleep Education materials that are Standard of Care and available to all Firefighters will be administered.

Treatment groups

50 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Sleep Education Control GroupActive comparator 1 intervention
Group B: Sleep Well Intervention GroupExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Recruitment capability

Recruitment capability: Number of participants enrolled per month (target of 5 enrolled per month)

Time frame
From Baseline through Study Completion (12 weeks).
2

Intervention Fidelity

Fidelity: The extent to which an intervention is delivered as intended (target: \>80% fidelity score).

Time frame
From Baseline through Study Completion (12 weeks).
3

Intervention Adherence

Change in sleep behaviors assessed via in-app tracking (i.e., self-report of sleep behaviors over the study intervention period).

Time frame
From Baseline (week 0) through Study Completion (12 weeks).
4

Acceptability

Participants will be asked to rate the usefulness and satisfaction with app and phone-sessions, using a questionnaire that includes rating scales of various aspects of the program.

Time frame
At Study Completion (12 weeks).

Secondary outcomes

1

Sleep, movement, and light exposure

Sleep, circadian rhythm, movement, temperature, and exposure to light will be objectively measuring using the wrist-worn Gene Active

Time frame
7 days upon enrollment (Baseline; week 0) and 7 days prior to the end of the intervention (week 12).
2

BMI

Body mass index (BMI) will be calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared (kg/m²). Weight will be measured using a calibrated digital scale and height using a stadiometer. Self-reported values may be used if direct measurement is not available.

Time frame
At Baseline (week 0) and at Study Completion (week 12).
3

Depressive symptoms

Depressive symptoms will be assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), a 9-item self-report measure of depression severity. Each item is scored from 0 to 3, yielding a total score ranging from 0 to 27, with higher scores indicating greater depressive symptom severity.

Time frame
At Baseline (week 0) and at Study Completion (week 12).
4

Caffeine

A beverage questionnaire will be administered. Daily caffeine intake will be calculated as average milligrams of caffeine consumed per day.

Time frame
At Baseline (week 0) and at Study Completion (week 12).

Other outcomes

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California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Lead sponsor

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