Can providing quiet time, ear plugs, eye masks and reducing noise and light in general medical wards improve the quality of sleep for patients?

A pilot non-randomized control trial of providing quiet time, ear plugs, eye masks, reducing noise and light in improving sleep for patients in general medical wards

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN15393303

Enrollment

190

Registered

2019-02-19

Start date

2018-07-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-10-04

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Conditions

Insomnia Mental and Behavioural Disorders Nonorganic insomnia

Interventions

All the patients consented to the study were given ear plugs and eye masks at the time of their admission. They are given verbal instructions to use them and were advised to use ear plugs/eye masks du

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18 years or over 2. Admitted to general medical floor 3. Able to read and write in English

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis of altered mental status 2. Dementia 3. Severe hearing deficit

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The frequency of insomnia will be determined using the percentage of patients with insomnia (ISI>7) at the time of discharge.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Insomnia severity will be determined using the ordinal score on the insomnia severity index at the time of discharge. 2. Patient satisfaction will be determined using the objective ordinal satisfaction score of the patients on the scale from 0 to 5 with 5 being the best hospital experience and duration of hospital stay.	—

Countries

United States of America

Contacts

Public ContactAn Ho

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026