Improving the Sleep and Circadian Rhythms of Mechanically Ventilated Patients

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Critical Illness, Sleep Deprivation, Respiratory Failure, Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01284140

Run by

Brian Gehlbach

People needed

24

Starts

2011-01-01

Expected to finish

2016-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-05-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18 years or older
• Receiving mechanical ventilation and intravenous sedation

You may not qualify if…

• Debilitating central nervous system disease or degenerative disorder
• Active seizures
• Persistent coma
• Renal failure requiring dialysis
• Expected to be extubated within 24 hours
• Currently receiving neuromuscular blocker

Where it is running

• University of Chicago Medical Center — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics — Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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