Understanding Sleep in Hospitalized Older Patients

May 13, 2021 updated by: University of Chicago

Environment and Perceived Control: Improving 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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

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.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

771

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
        • The University of Chicago Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

50 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Community-dwelling ambulatory patients age 50 or above hospitalized on the University of Chicago general medicine service.

Description

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Inpatient Elders Age 50 and up
The study population is community-dwelling ambulatory patients age 50 or above hospitalized on the University of Chicago general medicine service. Exclusion criteria include: (1) transfer from the ICU or another hospital; (2) cognitively impaired; (3) not ambulatory; (4) residents of a nursing home or skilled nursing facility; (5) on bedrest; (6)documented sleep disorder in their medical history (i.e. obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy, etc).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Sleep will be measured using subjective reports (Karolinska Sleep Diary on Daily Sleep Assessment).
Time Frame: January 2010-January 2015
January 2010-January 2015

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Sleep will also be measured objectively using actigraphy.
Time Frame: January 2010-January 2015
January 2010-January 2015

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Chicago

Collaborators

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Vineet M Arora, MD, MA, University of Chicago

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 19, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

July 19, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 26, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 17, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 13, 2021

Last Verified

May 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 16685B
  • 1K23AG033763-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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