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
- Conditions
- Critical illnessSleep disorderNeurological - 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
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
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
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method