Sleep struggles widespread in psychiatric wards
NCT ID NCT05408013
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how often insomnia occurs in people hospitalized for psychiatric conditions. Researchers checked 427 patients at 11 hospitals in Switzerland and Germany. They also explored whether age, gender, or type of disorder made insomnia more likely.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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427 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2021
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Patients who suffer from a psychiatric disorder according to the DSM-5 and who are currently treated as inpatients in a psychiatric hospital
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * patients who suffer from a psychiatric disorder according to the DSM-5 and who are currently treated as inpatients in one of these psychiatric hospitals: 2 swiss study sites: Universitäre Psychiatrische Dienste in Bern, Privatklinik Meiringen. 9 german study sites: Freiburg, Ingolsatdt, Kiel, Klingenmünster, Leipzig, Mannheim, Nürnberg, Paderborn, Regensburg Exclusion Criteria: * Age under 18 years * involuntary stay at the clinic * unable to give informed consent
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Universitäre Psychiatrische Dienste Bern (Upd)
Bern, Canton of Bern, 3000 60, Switzerland
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