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Weighted Blankets for Pain and Anxiety in Adult Trauma Patients

NCT07802171 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2026-09-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of a weighted blanket improves pain and anxiety among adult trauma inpatients. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either a weighted blanket or the standard hospital blanket routinely provided during hospitalization. Pain scores documented as part of routine clinical care and participant-reported anxiety ratings will be compared between groups. This study will evaluate whether weighted blankets may serve as a non-pharmacologic adjunct to pain and anxiety management for adult trauma inpatients.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Weighted Blanket

A commercially available weighted blanket provided by the study for use during hospitalization as a non-pharmacologic adjunct to routine trauma care. Participants will be encouraged to use the blanket while in bed or seated in a chair and may discontinue use at any time.

DEVICE

Standard Hospital Blanket

The standard hospital blanket routinely provided during hospitalization and used as the comparator to the weighted blanket. Participants will be encouraged to use the blanket while in bed or seated in a chair and may discontinue use at any time.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Texas at Austin

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Carlos Brown, MD · The University of Texas at Austin

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
89 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-09-30
Primary Completion
2027-02-28
Completion
2027-02-28
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

Read the full study record

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