Study of Bedroom Environment Sleep Intervention at Home for Older Adults Living Alone With Memory Concerns

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age65+
SponsorJohns Hopkins University

About this trial

This is an eight-week pilot research study designed to test whether simple changes to the bedroom environment along with brief sleep hygiene strategies, can improve sleep in older adults who live alone, have memory concerns, and experience insomnia symptoms. Older adults may be eligible to participate. The intervention will take 8 weeks, which includes 1-2 in-person visits from the research team at the participant's residence (evaluate the bedroom environment, install participant-agreed bedroom changes, deliver target sleep hygiene strategy) and 2 virtual or telephone calls (support environmental and sleep hygiene strategies) over 8 weeks. Sleep and environment data will be collected at screening/baseline, mid-intervention (4-week) and post-intervention (8-week)

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age 65 years and older

Living alone in a private residence or independent living setting ≥5 days/week

Subjective cognitive decline (Subjective Cognitive Decline Questionnaire MyCog > 7] OR objective mild cognitive impairment (Montreal Cognitive Assessment [MoCA] scores between 18-25).

Preserved Function (Functional Activity Questionnaire < 6)

Disqualifiers

Diagnosis of dementia

Presence of acute illness or exacerbation of chronic conditions within the past month.

Current enrollment in another intervention study

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Bedroom Environment Tailoring
  • Sleep Health Education

Treatment groups

40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

This trial has no locations

Sponsors and collaborators

Johns Hopkins University

Lead sponsor

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Collaborator