NoVel Study

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF THE PREVALENCE OF VIVID DREAMS, NIGHTMARES AND SLEEP/NIGHT TERRORS IN PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED CANCER AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH OPIOID ANALGESICS

• IRAS ID

  151387

• Contact name

  Andrew Davies

• Contact email

  adavies12@nhs.net

• Sponsor organisation

  R & D Systems Manager

• Research summary

  Insomnia is relatively common in patients with advanced cancer, although there is little data on the prevalence of other
  sleep disorders in this group of patients (e.g. vivid dreams, nightmares and sleep/night terrors).
  This is a multicentre,
  prospective observational study to specifically investigate vivid dreams, nightmares and
  sleep/night terrors in patients with advanced cancer. It is hoped that a better understanding of their epidemiology,
  aetiology and clinical features will lead to more appropriate (less anecdotal) management of these phenomena.

• REC name

  London - Bloomsbury Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  14/LO/0658

• Date of REC Opinion

  29 Jul 2014

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion