White Noise for Better Sleep in the Hospital
This study, called "Sleepless at Scripps," is looking at whether white noise can help hospital patients sleep better. When you're in the hospital, noise can make it hard to fall or stay asleep. This study will test if playing white noise at a specific level (57-60 decibels) can reduce sudden loud noises that might wake you up. You could be eligible if you are over 18 and admitted to the internal medicine service for at least three nights. The researchers will compare active white noise to inactive white noise (a lower sound level not expected to make a difference). Success for this study means seeing fewer loud sound changes, longer sleep, and less interrupted sleep after 72 hours. The current recruitment status is unclear, but 50 people are planned to join.
- Study design
- This study is an interventional, randomized crossover study involving 50 participants. This means you will receive both active and inactive white noise during your hospital stay, with the order determined by chance.
- What's involved
- You will have a white noise machine playing in your room for two nights of your hospital stay, from 10 PM to 6 AM. The machine will be programmed by study staff.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your sleep and sound levels will be measured for 72 hours after starting the white noise intervention.
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Sleepless at Scripps: An Inpatient White Noise Study
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
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Inclusion
What this trial measures
- Sound level changes ≥ 17.5 dB72 hours
Change in sound level changes ≥ 17.5dB between inactive and active white noise intervention. This will be using sound level measurements obtained from sound meters placed in patient rooms
- Sleep duration72 hours
Measured between patients receiving active vs. inactive white noise in minutes using wrist-worn actigraphy devices
- Sleep fragmentation72 hours
Measured using mean and median sleep bout duration from actigraphy devices in patients receiving active vs. inactive white noise.
- Subjective sleep quality72 hours
Measured using Richards Campbell Sleep Questionnaire. Assesses subjective sleep in patients who received active white noise. vs. inactive white noise.