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Fire Fighter Fatigue Management Program: Operation Healthy Sleep

NCT01988129 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1189

Last updated 2017-03-16

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Summary

Firefighters work some of the most demanding schedules known under highly stressful and demanding conditions. The need to work frequent extended shifts and long work weeks leads to acute and chronic partial sleep deprivation as well as misalignment of circadian phase. Sleep disorders are common, costly, and treatable, but often remain undiagnosed and untreated and it is likely that a significant proportion of firefighters suffer from undiagnosed sleep disorders which will further impair their sleep and exacerbate fatigue.In the current proposal, we aim to address the health, performance and safety issues related to fatigue in firefighters and test the effectiveness of a Comprehensive Firefighter Fatigue Management Program (CFFMP) that we have termed 'Operation Healthy Sleep.'

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Sleep disorders education and screening

Firefighters were instructed to attend an education presentation as operations allowed which provided information on firefighter mortality, fatigue-related health hazards and discussed the importance of sleep, and also included strategies to improve sleep hygiene and how to use caffeine and naps effectively to promote alertness. Firefighters were then invited to complete a voluntary sleep disorders screening survey. This survey used validated, self-report screening tools for obstructive sleep apnea, moderate to severe insomnia, restless legs syndrome and shift work disorder. All of those who screened positive for a high risk of any sleep disorder were notified by letter as to their risk and provided with contact information for a partnering sleep clinic if they chose to follow-up.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Federal Emergency Management Agency

    collaborator FED

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Steven Lockley, Ph.D. · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-03-31
Primary Completion
2013-09-30
Completion
2013-09-30

Countries

  • United States

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