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NCT Number: NCT00786266

Sleep Enhancement Training Study for Novice Shiftworkers

The purpose of this study is to determine if a modified version of the Sleep Enhancement Fatigue Reduction Training (SEFRT) system can improve sleep and health-related symptoms and quality of life in shiftwork-naive new nurse graduates.

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Key information

Conditions

Shift-Work Sleep Disorder Chronobiology Disorders Dyssomnias Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Occupational Diseases Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm Sleep Wake Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1

Primary location

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • English-speaking nurses scheduled to work at least 2 consecutive night shifts per week in the next 2 months

Exclusion criteria

  • > 6 months experience working night-shift
  • current diagnosis of sleep disorder or affective illness

Treatment and study plan

Sleep Enhancement Training System

Behavioral

4 week program of readings and relaxation programs

NIOSH shiftwork booklet

Behavioral

weekly readings about coping with shiftwork

Primary outcomes

  1. actigraphy measures of sleep

    Time frame: 6 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. subjective measures of sleep and well-being

    Time frame: 6 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of California, San Francisco

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

Registry information

Acronym: SETS-novice

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Nov 6, 2008
Registry last updated
Jun 23, 2010

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