ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Improving sleep in intensive care units (ICUs) through real-time sleep monitoring: a proof-of-concept study
Authors' conclusion
Our study reports for the first time that real-time sleep monitoring can guide nursing care and improve sleep quality in ICUs.
Study context
- Population
- Non-sedated ICU patients, mainly admitted for acute respiratory failureanalysed
- Participants
- 46 patients
- Exposure
- Sleep-guided care vs usual care
- Sleep-guided caren = 20
- Usual caren = 26reference
- Outcome
- Continuous sleep (time spent in long sleep episodes)
Methodological detailsproof-of-concept, blinded sleep scoring
- Proof-of-concept
- Blinded sleep scoring
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
P = 0.03
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Sleep-guided care | Usual care | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion of room entries while patients asleep | 6% (IQR 0–13) | 22% (IQR 4–32) | P = 0.015 |
Deep sleep
- Deep sleep likewise longer in the sleep-guided care group
Original publication
Improving sleep in ICUs through real-time sleep monitoring: a proof-of-concept study. Ann Intensive Care. Published 1 April 2026. doi:10.
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