Sleep Enhancing Tools: Pilot Study
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Chronic Pain, Insomnia Sleep Studies |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Musculoskeletal, Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 75 |
| Updated: | 6/29/2016 |
| Start Date: | February 2014 |
| End Date: | September 2015 |
Use of Sleep Enhancing Tools Impact on Self-Reported Sleep Survey
To demonstrate whether use of sleep enhancing aids (face mask, ear plugs or white noise
machine) in hospitalized patients can positively affect subjective symptoms of sleep
quality, fatigue and pain.
machine) in hospitalized patients can positively affect subjective symptoms of sleep
quality, fatigue and pain.
A randomized, clinical pilot to trial the effect of sleep tools on patients' perception of
sleep within the hospital setting.
We propose to conduct this pilot study to improve subjective symptoms of sleep deprivation
in non-ICU hospitalized subjects by performing a brief intervention, easily performed at the
point of care. Given the heterogeneity of hospitalized patients with varying ages,
co-morbidities and other factors (such as pain and fatigue), we felt that an initial pilot
study should focus on acceptability of three sleep aids (ear plugs, eye masks and white
noise machine) among hospitalized non-ICU patients. Patients will be able to choose which
aid they use and will be allowed to change aids during their hospital stay.
The primary outcomes of this study will be 1) improvement in perceived sleep quality as
measured by PROMIS, a validated patient-reported outcome information system and 2) quality
of care measures (length of stay, medication use and participation in therapy sessions).
PROMIS (Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) is an NIH sponsored health
survey tool.
Information on characteristics (both patient and environment) including demographics,
illness severity, number of medications, specific medications (such as sedatives and pain
medications) will be collected to examine which predictors of improved perception of sleep
quality correlate with use of sleep aids. This study is intended to focus on modifying the
environment at the patient level rather than addressing the sources of environmental
hospital noise.
Our study has the potential to impact this field with a preventative education based
intervention, using simple tools in the non-ICU setting. It is important to understand this
is not a study measuring sleep objectively but whether hospitalized patients perceive they
sleep better if sleep aids are used.
sleep within the hospital setting.
We propose to conduct this pilot study to improve subjective symptoms of sleep deprivation
in non-ICU hospitalized subjects by performing a brief intervention, easily performed at the
point of care. Given the heterogeneity of hospitalized patients with varying ages,
co-morbidities and other factors (such as pain and fatigue), we felt that an initial pilot
study should focus on acceptability of three sleep aids (ear plugs, eye masks and white
noise machine) among hospitalized non-ICU patients. Patients will be able to choose which
aid they use and will be allowed to change aids during their hospital stay.
The primary outcomes of this study will be 1) improvement in perceived sleep quality as
measured by PROMIS, a validated patient-reported outcome information system and 2) quality
of care measures (length of stay, medication use and participation in therapy sessions).
PROMIS (Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) is an NIH sponsored health
survey tool.
Information on characteristics (both patient and environment) including demographics,
illness severity, number of medications, specific medications (such as sedatives and pain
medications) will be collected to examine which predictors of improved perception of sleep
quality correlate with use of sleep aids. This study is intended to focus on modifying the
environment at the patient level rather than addressing the sources of environmental
hospital noise.
Our study has the potential to impact this field with a preventative education based
intervention, using simple tools in the non-ICU setting. It is important to understand this
is not a study measuring sleep objectively but whether hospitalized patients perceive they
sleep better if sleep aids are used.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Admitted to a private room in the hospital
- Speak and read english
- expected length of stay > 2 days
Exclusion Criteria:
- Hearing aids
- sleep apnea using positive airway pressure therapy
- medically or behaviorally unstable
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