The Effectiveness of Individualized Imagery Scripts on Sleep, Psychosis, and Suicidality Among Inpatients With Psychosis
Recruiting · NCT06194344 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
ControlIndividualized imagery
What this trial is about
The purpose of this study is to see how feasible is the use of compact EEG and paired audio technology to administer sleep interventions for inpatients with psychosis, to see if individuals that receive individualized technology-based sleep interventions experience improvements in sleep quality and to see if individuals that receive individualized technology-based sleep interventions experience improvements in symptomatology
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- primary diagnoses of schizophrenia spectrum disorder or mood disorder with psychotic features, as determined by the treatment team or record review
- capacity to consent to the study as determined by licensed psychologists ( or the primary attending psychiatrist
- reported sleep dysfunction which will be determined by a subthreshold or more severe score ≥ 8 on the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), and/or report experiencing nightmares at least once a week.
Exclusion criteria
- primary substance- or medical-induced psychosis
- intellectual and developmental disabilities
- neurodegenerative cognitive disorders
- implanted devices (e.g., Pacemakers)
- on one-to-one supervision or 15-minute safety checks for suicidality or aggression
- patients with roommates that are on 15-minute checks to minimize impact on study participants' awakenings
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston - Houston, Texas, United States