Online Sleep Course for Public Safety Personnel
Official title: Uptake, Acceptability, and Effectiveness of Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Public Safety Personnel With Self-Reported Sleep Difficulties
Run by University of Regina · NCT07021183 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This online cognitive behavioural therapy sleep course tests whether it helps public safety personnel (e.g., firefighters, paramedics, police, correctional workers) who have insomnia.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 60 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | University of Regina Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Regina, Saskatchewan) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | March 6, 2025 |
| Main results expected | March 31, 2028 |
| Study ends | March 31, 2028 |
| Registry record updated | September 4, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07021183 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Adults (18+) who are current or former paid or volunteer public safety personnel, live in a Canadian province where PSPNET offers the Sleep Course during the treatment period, have internet access, and can read English and consent to online therapy.
✕Probably not a fit
People with current severe psychiatric or medical disorders (e.g., active psychosis, recent hospitalization, active suicidality), those without internet access or English literacy, or those living outside the provinces where PSPNET offers the course are unlikely to benefit from this program.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
The study offers an internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (ICBTi) program called the Sleep Course that has been adapted for public safety personnel (PSP). The program is delivered online through PSPNET over a series of modules and can be offered with or without therapist support, requiring participants to have internet access and English literacy. The trial aims to replicate results from an earlier Australian version by measuring changes in sleep symptoms and the acceptability of the course among PSP. Eligibility excludes people with current severe medical or psychiatric disorders that would interfere with treatment.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could improve sleep quality and daytime functioning for PSP while increasing access to evidence-based insomnia care for shift workers.
How similar studies have gone: Prior research supports ICBTi for insomnia and the Australian version of the Sleep Course reported positive outcomes and acceptability, which this study seeks to replicate for PSP.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * Canada resident * Trainee, staff, or retired public safety personnel (PSP) * Willingness to learn information and skills to manage sleep difficulties * Have internet access * Consent to the PSP Sleep Course Exclusion Criteria: * Current severe medical or psychiatric disorder (e.g. current and recent mania or psychosis, recent hospitalization for mental health concerns, actively suicidal, medical condition client thinks will interfere with treatment, severe substance use) * Unable to read and understand English. (All content is provided in English and staff is English speaking; pending findings of the research PSPNET will explore translating the course into French)
Where it's running
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University of Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Heather D Hadjistavropoulos, PhD — University of Regina
- Study coordinator: Heather D Hadjistavropoulos, PhD
- Email: heather.hadjistavropoulos@uregina.ca
- Phone: 306-585-5133
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.