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The Effectiveness of Individualized Imagery Scripts on Sleep, Psychosis, and Suicidality Among Inpatients With Psychosis

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Psychosis
Interventions
Behavioral: Control
Behavioral: Individualized imagery
Registration Number
NCT06194344
Lead Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to see how feasible is the use of compact EEG and paired audio technology to administer sleep interventions for inpatients with psychosis, to see if individuals that receive individualized technology-based sleep interventions experience improvements in sleep quality and to see if individuals that receive individualized technology-based sleep interventions experience improvements in symptomatology

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • primary diagnoses of schizophrenia spectrum disorder or mood disorder with psychotic features, as determined by the treatment team or record review
  • capacity to consent to the study as determined by licensed psychologists ( or the primary attending psychiatrist
  • reported sleep dysfunction which will be determined by a subthreshold or more severe score ≥ 8 on the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), and/or report experiencing nightmares at least once a week.
Exclusion Criteria
  • primary substance- or medical-induced psychosis
  • intellectual and developmental disabilities
  • neurodegenerative cognitive disorders
  • implanted devices (e.g., Pacemakers)
  • on one-to-one supervision or 15-minute safety checks for suicidality or aggression
  • patients with roommates that are on 15-minute checks to minimize impact on study participants' awakenings

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ControlControl-
Individualized imageryIndividualized imagery-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Feasibility as assessed by coding percentage of use per night (based on duration of physiological measures collected per night divided by hours of sleep)from start of intervention to end of intervention (upto 80 days after baseline )
Feasibility as assessed by percentage of nights used for the duration of the intervention.from start of intervention to end of intervention (upto 80 days after baseline )
Feasibility as assessed by a self-report satisfaction survey, Was It Worth It questionnairepost-intervention(upto 80 days after baseline )

The measure will consist of 7 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from Strongly Disagree (1) to Strongly Agree (5), for a maximum score of 35,higher number indicating better satisfaction

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Improvements in sleep quality as assessed by the Presleep Arousal Scale (PAS)From Baseline to about 3 months after baseline

The PAS a 16-item questionnaire and each is scored on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 (not at all) to 5 (extremely), higher number indicating worse outcome

Improvements in sleep quality as assessed by the Disturbing Dream and Nightmare Severity Index (DDNSI)From Baseline to about 3 months after baseline

DDNSI is a 5- item questionnaire. Scoring is done as follows:

Add nights/per week (0 to 7) + nightmares/week +Q3 which is scored from 0(never/rarely) to 4 (always) +Q4 which is scored from 0 (no problem) to 6 (extremely severe problem) + Q5 which is scored from 0 (not intense) to 6 (extremely severe intensity).Maximum for nightmares/week = 14, so scale is 0 to 14. Score \> 10 usually indicate a nightmare disorder.

Improvements in symptomology as assessed by the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)From Baseline to about 3 months after baseline

Interview administered assessment of suicide ideation and behavior. The interview consists of two subscales, an ideation and behavior subscale. The severity of ideation subscale is rated on a 5-point ordinal scale: 1 = wish to be dead, 2 = nonspecific active suicidal thoughts, 3 = suicidal thoughts with methods, 4 = suicidal intent, and 5 = suicidal intent with plan. The suicidal behavior subscale is rated on a nominal scale that includes actual, aborted, and interrupted attempts; preparatory behavior; and nonsuicidal self-injurious behavior.

Improvements in sleep quality as assessed by the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)From Baseline to about 3 months after baseline

The ISI is an instrument comprising seven questions, and each is scored from 0-7 for a score range of 0-28, a higher number indicating severe clinical insomnia

Improvements in symptomology as assessed by the abbreviated Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS- 6)From Baseline to about 3 months after baseline

This is a 6 item questionnaire and each is scored from 1 (Absent) - 7 (Extreme) with a maximum score of 42. The higher the score the greater the symptom severity.

Improvements in symptomology as assessed by the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ)From Baseline to about 3 months after baseline

The PSQ is a 30-item questionnaire and each is scored from e from 1 ("almost never") to 4 ("usually"). Higher scores indicate greater levels of stress

Improvements in symptomology as assessed by the Posttraumatic Checklist for The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) (PCL-5)From Baseline to about 3 months after baseline

The PCL-5 is a 20-item questionnaire and each is measured on a 5-point Likert scale from 0(not at all) to 4(extremely), higher number indicating worse outcome

Improvements in sleep quality as assessed by the Dysfunctional Beliefs and Attitudes about Sleep Scale (DBAS)From Baseline to about 3 months after baseline

DBAS-16 is a 16-item questionnaire and each question is cored from 0( strongly disagree) to 10 (strongly agree) with higher scores indicating more dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes

Improvements in sleep quality as assessed by the compact electroencephalography (Muse S, Generation 2)From baseline to end of study (upto 80 days after baseline )
Improvements in symptomology as assessed by the Beck Depression Inventory - IIFrom Baseline to about 3 months after baseline

This is a 21-item questionnaire and each is scored from 0-3 for a maximum score of 63, higher score indicating worse outcome

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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Houston, Texas, United States

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