ICU survivors' hidden sleep problems revealed in new study
NCT ID NCT02111876
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study followed 60 people who survived a severe breathing crisis in the ICU. Researchers wanted to learn about their health, sleep disorders, and why some need to return to the hospital. Participants had sleep tests three months after leaving the ICU and were tracked for a year. The goal is to better understand and support these patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors better predict which patients need extra monitoring or treatment after leaving the ICU.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small observational study, not a treatment trial. It cannot prove that any intervention improves outcomes, only describe what happens.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Sep 2012
- Finished
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Jul 2014
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients surviving an episode of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure in the ICU
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * \> 18 years Informed consent surviving an episode of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure Exclusion Criteria: * iatrogenic hypercpania pregnant woman
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genpve
Geneva, 1211, Switzerland
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