Sleep and opioid use/misuse in adolescents following surgery
About: The opioid crisis remains a significant public health concern affecting adolescents in the United States. Medical use of prescription opioids following surgery is considered a pathway by which many adolescents transition to opioid misuse. Sleep deficiency following surgery may increase opioid use/misuse, directly or indirectly via increased pain or worsening mood, however has not been explored in previous studies. To fill this gap in knowledge, the primary aim of this study is to investigate how sleep deficiency influences opioid use and opioid misuse following surgery in adolescents. We hypothesized that sleep deficiency drives increased opioid use and also problematic opioid use following surgery.
Current status: Active Enrollment
Funding: National Institutes of Health: R01
Sleep disturbances and long-term outcomes after critical illness in children and adolescents
About: Children surviving critical illness have profound long term health and quality of life impairments. The goal of this research study is to characterize the role of persistent sleep deficiency on long term health outcomes following critical illness in children and adolescents. This information will be used to develop intervention strategies to improve outcomes following pediatric critical illness.
Current status: Enrollment closed
Funding: National Institutes of Health: K23