Sleep Quality, Heart Rate Variability and Anxiety Following Brain Injury

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Status: Completed

Conditions: Traumatic Brain Injury; Anxiety

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04652895

STU00212891

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators predict that decreased heart rate variability and poor sleep quality will be significantly correlated with higher self-reported anxiety following brain injury.

Full description

Acute rehabilitation inpatients with moderate-to-severe brain injury will wear biosensors that track total sleep time and heart-rate variability for up to 1 week. During this time the participants will also complete surveys regarding symptoms of anxiety. The investigators hypothesize that decreased heart rate variability and poor sleep quality will be significantly correlated with higher self-reported anxiety following brain injury.

Enrollment: 14 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• traumatic brain injury
• injury within past 6 months
• medically stable
• able to communicate

Exclusion criteria

• on medication: beta-blocker
• adverse skin reaction to biosensor adhesive
• non-English speaking
• pregnant women
• prisoners

Trial design

14 participants in 1 patient group

Moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury inpatients

Description:

Moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury inpatients