Recovery Sleepers: A Pilot Study of a Sleep Health Intervention for College Students in Recovery

Virginia Commonwealth University12 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this research study is to examine how to improve sleep in college students in recovery from substance use disorder(s). This study is a pilot test of an experimental program called Recovery Sleepers (RS) to explore its feasibility and how well it works to improve sleep, wellbeing, and cravings.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Sleep Addiction

Interventions

Recovery Sleepers program.BEHAVIORAL

Attend two, 90-minute remote discussion groups (\~10 other participants and 2 study team members) via Zoom. During these groups, participants will receive educational materials about how to improve sleep. They will also discuss sleep and sleep-related behaviors, including how active substance use and recovery may have changed sleep, with a small group of other participants.

Email recommendationsBEHAVIORAL

Receive recommendations (via email) to help improve sleep

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * More than 18 years of age * Enrolled (full- or part-time) at a college or university * Have struggled with substance addiction in the past * More than 3 months of self-reported continuous abstinence from alcohol and all illegal drugs * Have an Internet-enabled device with audio capabilities. Exclusion Criteria: * Younger than 18 years of age * Not enrolled at VCU * Have not struggled with substance addiction in the past * Have not had at least 3 months of self-reported continuous abstinence from alcohol and all * illegal drugs * In active treatment for a sleep disorder (seen a health provider specifically regarding sleep within the last 6 months) * Unable to communicate in English both orally and in writing * Do not have an Internet-enabled device with audio capabilities.

Locations (1)

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Satisfaction with treatment

Participants will rate their experiences in the study using a scale from 1 (Strongly disagree) to 5 (Strongly agree). Treatment and placebo groups will answer a different number of questions. Scores will be averaged to yield a single score between 1 and 5.

Time frame: 6 weeks

Study participant retention

Percent of participants who complete all 6 weeks of the study

Time frame: 6 weeks

Study material completion

Percent of participant who complete all of the study materials over the course of the study

Time frame: 6 weeks

Study group attendance

Percent of participants who attend all study group meetings

Time frame: 6 weeks

Recruitment success

Number of participants recruited into the study

Time frame: Baseline

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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