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A Pilot Study to Examine Sleep and Fatigue in Pediatric Brain Tumor Patients Hospitalized for High Dose Chemotherapy

NCT00666614 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 43

Last updated 2019-08-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to determine if patients randomized to a hospital sleep environment intervention would have improved sleep quality and reduced fatigue as compared to the patients not receiving the intervention (standard care).

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Sleep Environment Intervention

Patients randomized to the sleep environment intervention months will experience a relaxation period before nighttime sleep, white noise as selected by the patient, stimulus control strategies, a window covering to diminish hallway light from entering the room, and a nurse-protected 90-minute uninterrupted sleep period at night.

OTHER

Normal Hospital Environment

Normal Hospital Environment

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Belinda Mandrell, PhD, RN, PNP · St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-04-30
Primary Completion
2011-10-31
Completion
2011-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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