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How does the ICU environment affect patient sleep?

Not Applicable
Withdrawn
Conditions
Sleep deprivation in ICU
Mental Health - Other mental health disorders
Public Health - Health service research
Registration Number
ACTRN12619000919112
Lead Sponsor
The Prince Charles Hospital Critical Care Research Group
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Withdrawn
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria

•Adult patients (age greater than or equal to 18 years)
•Admitted to the bed-spaces where environmental measurements are being undertaken
•Written informed consent by patient or legally authorized person

Exclusion Criteria

•Age <18 years
•Unable or unwilling to provide consent to participate
•Deeply and moderately sedated patients (RASS score -3, -4 or -5)
•General anaesthetic, drug overdose or alcohol intoxication in the preceding 24 hours
•Death is deemed imminent
•Brain death
•Cardiovascular instability as determined clinically by the treating therapist or medical staff
•Patients who are deemed to be agitated, aggressive or display unpredictable behaviours
•Patients with open sternums
•Patients with an active infection by a resistant organism

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sleep quality (composite primary outcome) and duration will be objectively measured over a 24 hour period determined by PSG (overnight) and actigraphy (24 hour period).[A one off assessment after informed consent obtained.];Perceived quality of sleep determined by validated questionnaires (Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (RCSQ) & sleep in the ICU questionnaire).[RCSQ will be completed the morning after PSG was completed.<br>Sleep in the ICU questionnaire will be completed on discharge from ICU.]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Environmental factors that disrupt patient's sleep, determined by sensors capturing continuous sound, light, temperature and motion monitoring in the patient's bed-space.[A one off assessment after informed consent obtained.]
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