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An inception cohort study to determine feasibility of measuring sleep, proportion of patients with a new sleep disorder, and sleep changes over time during critical illness and recovery

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Critical illness
Sleep disorder
Neurological - Other neurological disorders
Registration Number
ACTRN12619000181101
Lead Sponsor
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
21
Inclusion Criteria

Critically-ill patients admitted to ICU
Aged >18 years
Treated in RMH ICU for >/= 5 calendar days total
Expected to remain in ICU for at least one more night

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with a previously diagnosed sleeping disorder
Patients with normal residence >50km from RMH
Patients unlikely to survive 3 months from the first study day in ICU
Patients unlikely to be discharged home within 3 months of the first study day in ICU
Patients receiving thiopentone to achieve 'EEG burst suppression'
Patients currently being treated for status epilepticus
Patients whose ICU admission was a planned admission post-elective surgery
Pregnancy
Patients who are unable to provide informed consent via self or MTDM
Patients who lack decision making capacity and are unable to identify a MTDM

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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