Fire Fighter Fatigue Management Program: Operation Healthy Sleep
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Shift-Work Sleep Disorder, Insomnia, Restless Leg Syndrome, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Impaired Driving, Injuries
In brief
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.'
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01988129
- Run by
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
- People needed
- 1189
- Starts
- 2009-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2013-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-03-16
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- This proposal includes research involving human subjects (fire department employees).
- Active firefighters working in the study fire department will be eligible to participate in the study.
- All applicants will be considered without bias, regardless of race, ethnicity, or national origin.
You may not qualify if…
- Non fire department employees
Where it is running
- BWH Division of Sleep Medicine — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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