MedPath

Sleep Quantity and Quality in the ICU: a Prospective Observational Stud

Completed
Conditions
Sleep Disturbance
Critical Illness
Interventions
Device: Sleep Profiler
Registration Number
NCT03796338
Lead Sponsor
Careggi Hospital
Brief Summary

Several evidences in the literature suggest sleep interruption in critical care patients. Nowadays, the amount and the quality of sleep phases during the length of stay in the intensive care unit are largely unknown.

In this study, the amount of time spent by the patients in N1, N2 N3 and REM phases during sleep is quantified.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
72
Inclusion Criteria
  • age > 18 years
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnancy
  • Previous enrollment in the same study (sleep recording during previous night)
  • Previous use of hypnotic drugs

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Critically ill patientsSleep Profilerage \> 18 years
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sleep N2 phaseThe sleep architecture will be observed during the first night spent in the ICU

describe the percentage of the total sleep time spent by the patient in N2 stage

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sleep N1 phaseThe sleep architecture will be observed during the first night spent in the ICU

describe the percentage of the total sleep time spent by the patient in N1 stage

Sleep REM phaseThe sleep architecture will be observed during the first night spent in the ICU

describe the percentage of the total sleep time spent by the patient in REM stage

Sleep N3 phaseThe sleep architecture will be observed during the first night spent in the ICU

describe the percentage of the total sleep time spent by the patient in N3 stage

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi

🇮🇹

Florence, Italy

© Copyright 2025. All Rights Reserved by MedPath