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

NCT07477184 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2023-179
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Anxiety; Nutrition; Cognition; Physical Activity; Sleep Health; Stress

Keywords

Firefighters; Behavioral Sleep Health; Digital Health; Cognition

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (7)

• Recruitment capability

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

  From Baseline through Study Completion (12 weeks).

• Intervention Fidelity

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

  From Baseline through Study Completion (12 weeks).

• Intervention Adherence

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

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

• 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.

  At Study Completion (12 weeks).

• Retention

  Retention: Number of participants who remained in the study throughout the project period of the total number of participants recruited at baseline (Target of 80% retention rate; Reasons for dropout will be collected);

  At Baseline (week 0) through Study Completion (week 12).

• Assessment procedures

  Assessment procedures: The extent to which study assessments can be administered as planned; assessment procedures are acceptable to participants; and data collection is complete.

  At baseline (week 0) through Study Completion (week 12).

• Adherence

  Logins on the mobile Sleep Well App (Goal: \>75% of expected logins on the mobile Sleep Well app)

  At baseline (week 0) through Study completion (week 12).

Secondary Outcomes (11)

• Sleep, movement, and light exposure

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

• BMI

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

• Depressive symptoms

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

• Caffeine

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

• Anxiety

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

Study Arms (2)

Sleep Education Control Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The Sleep Education Control Arm will be provided basic Sleep Education materials that are Standard of Care and available to all Firefighters.

Behavioral: Standard of Care (Investigator Choice)

Sleep Well Intervention Group

EXPERIMENTAL

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.

Behavioral: Sleep enhancement intervention

Interventions

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.

Sleep Well Intervention Group

Standard of Care (Investigator Choice) BEHAVIORAL

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

Sleep Education Control Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• 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
• Self-reported interest in improving sleep functioning.

You may not qualify if:

• none

Sponsors & Collaborators

• California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo: lead

Study Sites (1)

California Polytechnic University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, California, 93401, United States

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Motor Activity

Interventions

Standard of Care

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Quality Indicators, Health Care; Quality of Health Care; Health Services Administration; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation

Study Officials

• Suzanne Phelan, PhD

  Cal Poly

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Selene Tobin, PhD

  Cal Poly

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Selene Y Tobin, PhD

CONTACT

805-756-5653; sytobin@calpoly.edu

Noemi Alacron, MS

CONTACT

805-756-5694; noalarco@calpoly.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 13, 2026
• First Posted: March 17, 2026
• Study Start: January 5, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): September 1, 2026
• Last Updated: March 17, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)