Sleep and activity patterns to support mental health inpatient care
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Sleep and activity patterns to support mental health inpatient care
IRAS ID
337784
Contact name
Dan Joyce
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Oxehealth Limited
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 30 days
Research summary
This study will investigate whether prototype contact free sleep and activity reports might be useful to support patients and clinicians in inpatient settings. It will also explore the relationships between patterns of sleep and activity and psychiatric conditions.
Sleep affects mental health, and changes in sleep patterns may indicate changes in psychiatric conditions. On inpatient wards, it can be difficult to measure sleep or other patterns of activity (such as time spent in bed).
Oxevision is a contact free system for measuring health parameters such as vital signs. This study will take place on wards where Oxevision is installed and routinely used. Patients will be approached if they have capacity to decide whether to take part in the study. After having the study fully explained, if a patient decides they would like to take part, written informed consent will be taken. Anonymised data from the Oxevision system (such as vital signs and movement levels) will be processed by new prototype software to generate reports on sleeping patterns and activity patterns. These reports will be shown to the patient and they will be asked whether this information could be useful to them and invited to give any other feedback. If the patient gives permission, a relative or carer may be approached; if that person also gives written informed consent to take part, they will also be asked to give their opinions of the prototype reports. Clinicians on the ward will also give feedback on the reports.
No clear video data will be collected or analysed in this study. All information about patient participants will be anonymised before it is shared with other study researchers outside the ward. All data will be kept securely and with strict access controls.
REC name
South Central - Oxford C Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
24/SC/0055
Date of REC Opinion
9 Apr 2024
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion