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Improving the Sleep and Circadian Rhythms of Mechanically Ventilated Patients

NCT01284140 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2018-05-07

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Summary

The goal of this project is to determine whether the sleep and circadian rhythms of critically ill patients undergoing mechanical ventilation can be improved through practical strategies that can be employed at the bedside.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Sleep and circadian rhythm promotion

This multifaceted intervention attempts to enhance sleep and circadian rhythmicity through improved scheduling of nursing procedures, enforcement of a day/night routine, increased light exposure during the day, and decreased light and sound exposure during the night. The intervention began the morning after enrollment and enforced a specific period of enhanced light exposure from 9:00 a.m. to noon. The initial target of 5,000 lux administered by light box (Sunsation, SunBox Co.) was reduced to 400-700 lux after the first 10 subjects were enrolled in the study.

BEHAVIORAL

Usual care

Usual care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Brian Gehlbach

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Brian K Gehlbach, MD · University of Iowa

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-01-31
Primary Completion
2016-12-31
Completion
2016-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

Read the full study record

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