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The Effectiveness of Individualized Imagery Scripts on Sleep, Psychosis, and Suicidality Among Inpatients With Psychosis

Description

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

Conditions

Psychosis
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Psychosis

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Study Details

Study overview

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

The Effectiveness of Individualized Imagery Scripts on Sleep, Psychosis, and Suicidality Among Inpatients With Psychosis: A Randomized Control Pilot Study

The Effectiveness of Individualized Imagery Scripts on Sleep, Psychosis, and Suicidality Among Inpatients With Psychosis

Condition
Psychosis
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Houston

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility 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.
  • * 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

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston,

Alia Warner, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Jessica Badawi, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Record Dates

2026-06-01