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Sleep Disturbance in Deployed Soldiers

Early Phase 1
Conditions
Sleep Disturbance
Interventions
Other: Relaxation CD
Registration Number
NCT00860756
Lead Sponsor
Brooke Army Medical Center
Brief Summary

Hypotheses:

* Hypothesis 1 - Sleep can be measured in Theater using actigraph technology.

* Hypothesis 2 - Standard sleep measures in Soldiers randomized to a sleep intervention group will more closely approximate normal as compared to sleep measures of Soldiers randomized to the control group.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria
  • All study participants must be on Active Duty, or be Reserve or National Guard Service Members notified of impending deployment.
  • Recruited prior to deployment in order to obtain baseline measures before deployment.
  • Have been stateside at least one full year.
  • Able to read and speak English and consent themselves.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Subjects with self-identified sleep disorder (for example restless leg syndrome or sleep apnea)
  • Pregnancy. Pregnant women will be excluded from the study since pregnancy places women in a non-deployable status and pregnant Soldiers will not be deploying.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1Relaxation CDIntervention Group
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Actigraph and self report questionnairesbaseline, 6 months, 18 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Self report questionnairesbaseline, 6 months, 18 months

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center

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Fort Hood, Texas, United States

Brooke Army Medical Center

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Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States

Evans Army Community Hospital

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Fort Carson, Colorado, United States

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