Hospital sleep crisis: can staff training help patients rest?
NCT ID NCT07265713
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Many patients sleep poorly in the hospital. This study tests whether training nurses and assistant nurses on sleep guidelines and providing a web-based sleep course can improve patient sleep. Researchers will interview staff, survey patients, and compare results between trained and untrained units. 300 participants are involved at Karolinska University Hospital.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sleep guideline and web-based sleep education
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that simple staff training improves patient sleep in hospitals.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study focused on staff knowledge and patient reports, not on hard health outcomes. Results may not apply to other hospitals.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Karolinska University Hospital
Stockholm, 141 86, Sweden
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