Status:

COMPLETED

The Effect of White and Pink Noise on Hospitalized Older Adults

Lead Sponsor:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Conditions:

Delirium in Old Age

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if using an over-the-counter, commercially available sleep noise machine playing pink or white noise will reduce the incidence of delirium in hospitalized pat...

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to determine if using an over-the-counter, commercially available sleep noise machine playing pink or white noise will reduce the incidence of delirium in hospitalized pat...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • English-speaking
  • 65 years of age or older
  • have an estimated hospital stay of 3 or more nights
  • have no known hearing deficits or wear hearing aids
  • be free of delirium on admission
  • be legally able to consent

Exclusion

  • non-English-speaking
  • less than 65 years of age
  • have known hearing deficits or wear hearing aids
  • have delirium on admission
  • cannot legally consent to participation
  • transferred to/from the ICU before/during being enrolled in the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 8 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03485183

Start Date

October 1 2018

End Date

December 8 2018

Last Update

January 10 2019

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UAB Highlands Hospital

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35205