NCT01681043

Sleep Investigation in Respirator Treated ICU Patients: the Importance of Intensive Environment

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 19 (actual)
• Sponsor: Vejle Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Sleep investigation in respirator treated ICU patients: the importance of intensive environment. Sleep disturbances in the ICU seem to lead to development of delirium, prolonged ICU stay and increased mortality. The hypothesis of this study is: minimizing of disturbing factors in the ICU, such as noise, light, therapeutic and diagnostic procedures between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. will improve sleep quality in respirator treated ICU patients. Methods: randomized interventional study. 48-hour polysomnographic sleep measurement acc. AASM's standard in 46 awake respirator treated patients: 24 hours under ordinary circumstances and 24 hours under the protocol 'Quiet in the room' between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. after randomization.

Conditions

• Sleep

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	protocol 'Quiet in the room'	Protocol 'Quite in the room' between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. * nurse nearby * no visits after 10 p.m. * decreased alarm sound in ventilator and monitor * decreased light intensity * no unnecessary conversations around the patient * medication should be limited to max 1-2 times in this time period * no unnecessary therapeutic or diagnostic procedures in this time period * earplugs and sleep masks

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-09-01
• Primary completion: 2013-12-01
• Completion: 2013-12-01
• First posted: 2012-09-07
• Last updated: 2015-03-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark