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The Effect of Eye Masks and Earplugs In Intensive Care Unit Patients

A study testing Eye masks and ear plugs in people with Sleep Quality and Vital Signs, run by Osmaniye Korkut Ata University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study was planned as a randomized controlled and experimental study to evaluate the effect of eye masks and earplugs on sleep quality and vital signs in intensive care patients. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Sleep Quality, Vital Signs
What is being tested?
Eye masks and ear plugs
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
1 Sep 2023to 16 Jan 2024
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • 18 years and over,
  • Able to answer all questions and communicate,
  • Those who agreed to participate in the research
  • Being in the category of insomnia, moderate insomnia, or severe insomnia according to the insomnia severity index,
  • Not sedating
  • Not connected to a ventilator
  • No hearing problem
  • Glasgow Coma Score of 15

Who cannot join

  • Connecting to the ventilator during operation
  • Sedation during the study
  • Wanting to leave the research during the study
  • Being in the intervention group and removing the eye patch or earplug during sleep
  • GCS falling below 15

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Osmaniye Public Hospital

    Osmaniye, Merkez, 80000

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: The Effect of Eye Masks and Earplugs on Sleep Quality and Life Findings In Intensive Care Unit Patients

This study was planned as a randomized controlled and experimental study to evaluate the effect of eye masks and earplugs on sleep quality and vital signs in intensive care patients.

Read the detailed description

The research will be conducted with 60 patients hospitalized in the intensive care units of a state hospital. Research data will be collected with a questionnaire, vital signs follow-up form, insomnia severity index, and Richards-Campbell Sleep Quality Scale. Patients will be divided into intervention and control groups. Eye mask and ear plugs will be applied to the intervention group for 3 days, and the control group will receive routine care. The study will be terminated after 3 days of follow-up for each patient.

Being tested
Eye masks and ear plugs
Keywords
sleep quality, vital signs, intensive care, ear plugs, eye masks
Medical subject headings
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Eye masks and ear plugsOther

    Eye masks and ear plugs will be applied to patients for 3 days between 22:00 and 06:00.

Study groups in NCT05970614
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Control groupNo interventionNo application will be made to the participants. Participants will receive routine care.
intervention groupOtherIn addition to routine care, participants will be given eye masks and ear plugs for 3 days.
Receives: Other: Eye masks and ear plugs

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Personal questionnaire

    It is a form consisting of 22 questions in order to investigate the sociodemographic characteristics and health status of the patients.

    Measured: Only one times. At the first meeting (up to one day).

  2. Vital signs follow-up form

    It will be used to measure patients' fever, pulse, respiration, blood pressure and sPO2 values. It will be applied to patients at 22, 02, 06 hours. Also, the daily average hour will be calculated at the end of each day.

    Measured: up to 3 days

  3. Insomnia Severity Index

    It will be used to measure the severity of insomnia in patients. It consists of 7 questions and each question can receive points between 0 and 4. A maximum score of 28 and a minimum score of 0 are obtained on the scale, and as the score increases, the severity of insomnia increases.

    Measured: up to 3 days

  4. Richards-Campbell Sleep Scale

    The scale consists of 6 questions and the question is between 0 and 100 points. The higher the score, the higher the sleep quality.

    Measured: up to 3 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted1 Aug 2023
  2. Study start1 Sep 2023
  3. Primary completion15 Jan 2024
  4. Study completion16 Jan 2024

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
randomized controlled trial with control and intervention groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
60 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05970614
Sponsor's protocol ID
OKU-SHMYO-OC-01
Status last verified
Nov 2024
First submitted
20 Jul 2023
Last updated
7 Nov 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Eye masks and ear plugs in people with Sleep Quality and Vital Signs, run by Osmaniye Korkut Ata University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Nov 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Personal questionnaire (time frame: Only one times. At the first meeting (up to one day).). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Nov 2024.

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