Workplace sleep coaching to help firefighters sleep better
Assessing Clinical Effectiveness and Implementation of Worksite Sleep Health Coaching in Firefighters
This project offers brief CBT-I-based sleep coaching to career firefighters to help improve sleep and lower heart disease risk.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Arizona NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Tucson, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11159514 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would receive sleep health coaching based on cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) delivered at your fire station as part of a larger program. The project will roll out the coaching across 20 fire departments in a stepped-wedge design and enroll about 400 career firefighters. Sleep outcomes will be tracked with a standard questionnaire (PROMIS Sleep Disturbances) and an actigraphy-based sleep health index from a wearable device. The team will also study what helps or gets in the way of using the coaching program in real-world firehouse settings.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are career firefighters at one of the participating departments who report sleep problems and are willing to attend workplace coaching sessions and wear an activity monitor.
Not a fit: Firefighters without sleep disturbances, those not employed at a participating department, or those unwilling to take part in coaching or wear monitoring devices may not benefit from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could produce a practical, scalable program that improves firefighter sleep and may reduce on-duty cardiac risk.
How similar studies have performed: CBT-I is proven effective in clinical settings, but delivering CBT-I–informed coaching at worksites for firefighters is largely untested.
Where this research is happening
Tucson, United States
- University of Arizona — Tucson, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Haynes, Patricia — University of Arizona
- Study coordinator: Haynes, Patricia
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.