Status:
COMPLETED
White Noise to Improve Sleep in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU): a Pilot and Feasibility Study
Lead Sponsor:
Yale University
Conditions:
Sleep Deprivation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
A feasibility study to evaluate the use of white noise to improve sleeping conditions in an ICU setting.
Detailed Description
The ICU is full of alarms and critically ill patients, so it is no surprise that sleep is very much fragmented and poor in this setting, as documented in numerous studies. White noise is a simple inte...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adults \>18yo admitted to MICU with expected stay of at least two nights after enrollment
Exclusion
- Excluding intubated patients (so communication can be better) and patients on high-flow nasal cannula (which is already high background noise).
- Patients who are on therapeutic hypothermia or are on comfort measures only will also be excluded
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 27 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 15 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
7 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03755011
Start Date
November 27 2018
End Date
March 15 2019
Last Update
April 1 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Yale New Haven Hospital
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06510