Fire Fighter Fatigue Management Program: Operation Fight Fatigue

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Conditions studied: Shift-Work Sleep Disorder, Insomnia, Restless Leg Syndrome, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Impaired Driving

In brief

Firefighters frequently work extended duration shifts and long work weeks which have adverse effects on alertness, health, safety and performance. This protocol uses a survey instrument to examine the effects of extended duration shifts on safety outcomes (e.g., motor vehicle crashes, accidents, injuries), health (e.g., diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders, improved general health indices, decreased number of sick days), and performance (e.g., decreased response time). This study will expand understanding of the nature, scope, etiology and consequences of firefighter fatigue and increase our ability to develop guidelines that can be generalized across fire departments throughout North America. This study could provide an avenue to make lasting policy improvements that could enhance the safety, health, and performance of firefighters.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01672502

Run by

Brigham and Women's Hospital

People needed

620

Starts

2012-09-01

Expected to finish

2014-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-03-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Must be a fire department employee at a participating fire department.

You may not qualify if…

• May not be 17 years of age or younger.
• Will not be included if not a firefighter.

Where it is running

• Division of Sleep Medicine; Brigham and Women's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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