Researchers at UC San Diego Health are leading a $12 million multi-site study to identify effective sleep-promotion strategies for critically ill patients.
RT’s Three Key Takeaways:
- Multi-Site Clinical Research: UC San Diego Health is leading a five-year, $12 million national study across eight hospitals to evaluate sleep-promotion strategies in the intensive care unit (ICU).
- Mitigating Patient Delirium: The research focuses on improving patient sleep quality to reduce the incidence of delirium among adults receiving critical care.
- Stakeholder Engagement: The study will involve patients, families, and clinicians to ensure that sleep interventions are effective and sustainable in real-world healthcare settings.
UC San Diego Health has launched a five-year, national multi-site clinical research study to improve sleep and reduce delirium among adults in the intensive care unit (ICU), according to the organization.
The ICU provides round-the-clock, life-saving care for patients with life-threatening injuries, illnesses, or those recovering from major surgeries. However, this constant level of clinical activity can unintentionally disrupt normal sleep patterns.
The $12 million award, funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), will be distributed across eight hospitals nationwide. Biren Kamdar, MD, MHS, a pulmonologist and critical care physician at UC San Diego Health, will lead the research team as the principal investigator, while the academic healthcare system serves as the clinical coordinating center.
“Sleep is something all of us need, but it is one of the most common and distressing experiences reported by patients in hospitals nationwide,” said Kamdar, pulmonologist and critical care physician at UC San Diego Health, in a news release.
The study aims to provide a better understanding of which sleep-promotion strategies are most effective in the ICU and which can be maintained in clinical practice.
“Through our research, we will better understand which commonly used sleep‑promotion strategies are most effective in the ICU setting and sustainable in real‑world practice by engaging patients, families, and clinicians throughout the implementation process,” said Kamdar.
