The Effectiveness of Individualized Imagery Scripts on Sleep, Psychosis, and Suicidality Among Inpatients With Psychosis
The Effectiveness of Individualized Imagery Scripts on Sleep, Psychosis, and Suicidality Among Inpatients With Psychosis: A Randomized Control Pilot Study
Who can join
As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.
- Age
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Compensation
- Not stated
Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.
What to expect
No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.
What participation involves
Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.
- Compensation
- Not stated
- Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
- Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
- Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
- Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.
About this study
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
Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.
Eligibility
Official eligibility criteria
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
Study sites (1)
TX
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · Houston, TX 77030Alia Warner, Ph.D., ABPP · Study contact · 713-486-2700 · Alia.R.Warner@uth.tmc.eduCalvary Fielden · Study contact · 713-741-6087 · Calvary.R.Fielden@uth.tmc.eduJessica Badawi, Ph.D. · Principal investigatorMore trials in Houston