Sleep Enhancement Training Study for Experienced Shiftworkers (SETS-exp)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00786357 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: November 6, 2008
Last Update Posted
: June 23, 2010
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Shift-Work Sleep Disorder | Behavioral: NIOSH shiftwork booklet Behavioral: Sleep Enhancement Training System | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 32 participants |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Sleep Enhancement Training Study for Experienced Shiftworkers |
Study Start Date : | November 2008 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 2010 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 2010 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Intervention |
Behavioral: NIOSH shiftwork booklet
weekly readings about coping with shiftwork
Behavioral: Sleep Enhancement Training System
4 week program of readings and relaxation programs
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- actigraphy measures of sleep [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
- subjective measures of sleep and well-being [ Time Frame: 3 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 40 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- English-speaking nurses
- scheduled to work at least 2 consecutive night shifts per week during the next 3 months
- ≥40 years of age
- experiencing disturbed sleep related to night-shift
Exclusion Criteria:
- current diagnosis of sleep disorder or affective illness

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00786357
United States, California | |
University of California, San Francisco | |
San Francisco, California, United States, 94143 |
Principal Investigator: | Christopher R. Alsten, PhD | Inner Health, Inc. |
Responsible Party: | Christopher Alsten, PhD, Executive Vice President, Inner Health, Inc |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00786357 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
SETS-exp |
First Posted: | November 6, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 23, 2010 |
Last Verified: | June 2010 |
Keywords provided by University of California, San Francisco:
shift-work sleep nurse relaxation |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Sleep Wake Disorders Parasomnias Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations |
Signs and Symptoms Mental Disorders Chronobiology Disorders Dyssomnias Occupational Diseases |