Improving Sleep in a Psychiatric Hospital

Launched by THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER, HOUSTON · May 30, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at how promoting better sleep can help people staying in a psychiatric hospital. The researchers want to see if encouraging good sleep habits is more effective than standard treatments for improving sleep, reducing feelings of depression and anxiety, and lowering the risk of suicidal thoughts during a patient's stay. They will also gather feedback from patients and staff about how well the sleep promotion methods work.

To join this study, individuals must be voluntarily admitted to the hospital for having thoughts of suicide and should show a continued risk for suicide when evaluated. They also need to have good cognitive abilities and be able to speak and understand English well enough to consent to participate. Participants can expect to engage in activities aimed at improving their sleep and share their experiences throughout the trial. It's important to note that those under close supervision for safety reasons or those with certain types of disabilities won't be able to participate.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Admitted voluntarily to inpatient psychiatric hospital for suicidal ideation or behavior.
• • Continue to express suicide risk on the Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R) of ≥8 at admission.
• • Cognitive ability as tested by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) of \> 23.
• • Have sufficient communication and comprehension ability to consent to the study
• • English speaking
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Intellectual disability/unable to give informed consent.
• • Patients with one-to-one supervision or 15-minute (Q15) safety checks for suicidality or aggression will be unable to enroll in the study until these restrictions are discontinued.
• • Patients with roommates that are on one-to-one supervision or Q15 safety checks for suicidality or aggression.
• • Patients enrolled in the study with a patient admitted as their roommate who requires one-to-one supervision or Q15 checks-Patient will be unenrolled if a room change is not possible.