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First received: May 01, 2023

Clinical Trial: Impact of Neurochecks on Sleep in Critically Ill Adults

Study Status: Completed

Recruit Status: RECRUITING

Condition: Cerebral Aneurysm

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: Impact of Neurochecks on Sleep in Critically Ill Adults

Brief Summary: Background: Following acute brain injury (ABI), patients are monitored in the intensive care unit (ICU) where providers rely on frequent neurological examinations ("neurochecks") to assess for neurodeterioration.Serial neurochecks are part of guideline recommendations, but there is equipoise between hourly (Q1) and every-other-hour (Q2) evaluation.In the ICU, care-related awakenings occur frequently, but it is unclear if differential neurocheck frequencies result in differential sleep, providing the…

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