New app aims to fix night shift sleep problems
NCT ID NCT06809335
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a mobile app called SHIFT that uses data from an Apple Watch to give personalized light exposure advice, helping night shift workers sleep better. Researchers will enroll 300 night shift workers who have poor sleep. The goal is to see if the app improves sleep, health, and job satisfaction.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SHIFT mobile application
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this app could help night shift workers sleep better, feel healthier, and be more productive at work.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study, so results may not apply to everyone. The app relies on user compliance and may not work for all shift schedules.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Inadequate sleep duration (habitual sleep less than 7 hours during the day) * Willingness to download the SHIFT app and follow the lighting recommendations * Ability to follow a set sleep schedule of 7 hours in bed after the night shifts * Working at least 4 night shifts a month * Shifts that must begin between 18:00 and 02:00 and last 8 to 12 hours * Score of 8 or above on the Epworth Sleepiness scale and/or a score of 8 or above on the Insomnia Severity Index Exclusion Criteria: * Other independent sleep disorders (e.g., obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy, etc.) * History of seizures or other significant neurological disorders * Bipolar disorder * Termination of shift schedule * Pregnancy * Current use of medications that impact sleep-wake functioning * Alcohol and substance use disorder
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Henry Ford Columbus Medical Center
RECRUITINGNovi, Michigan, 48377, United States
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