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NCT Number: NCT01057823

Understanding Sleep in Hospitalized Older Patients

The overall goal of this research is to elucidate how environmental, healthcare, and patient-level factors and patients' level of perceived control impact sleep duration and quality in hospitalized older patients and to assess whether better in-hospital sleep is associated with improved physical activity and health outcomes.

We hypothesize that environment, healthcare disruptions and patient symptoms will be significantly associated with objective and subjective sleep duration and sleep quality in hospitalized older patients.

We also hypothesize that a high level of perceived control will be associated with improved sleep duration and quality in hospitalized older patients.

We further hypothesize that shorter sleep duration and quality in hospitalized older adults will be associated with adverse health outcomes, namely higher blood pressure and blood sugar.

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Key information

Conditions

Sleep Deprivation Dyssomnias Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Sleep Fragmentation Sleep Wake Disorders

Age range

50 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

The University of Chicago Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

About this study

This research can lead to a better understanding of the effects of inpatient sleep on health outcomes for hospitalized older patients and can help inform the design and evaluation of interventions designed to improve sleep in hospitalized older patients. This work can also form the foundation for understanding the longer term health effects of inpatient sleep loss for older patients that are potentially modifiable.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age 50 or above
  • Hospitalized on General Medicine service
  • Ambulatory
  • Community Dwelling
  • MMSE >17

Exclusion criteria

  • transfer from the ICU or another hospital
  • cognitively impaired
  • not ambulatory
  • residents of a nursing home or skilled nursing facility
  • on bedrest
  • documented sleep disorder in their medical history

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Sleep will be measured using subjective reports (Karolinska Sleep Diary on Daily Sleep Assessment).

    Time frame: January 2010-January 2015

Secondary outcomes

  1. Sleep will also be measured objectively using actigraphy.

    Time frame: January 2010-January 2015

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Chicago

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Registry information

Official study title

Environment and Perceived Control: Improving Sleep in Hospitalized Older Patients

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2020
First posted
Jan 27, 2010
Registry last updated
May 17, 2021

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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