Soundscapes and acute brain injury

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Soundscapes and Acute Brain Injury; towards understanding the impact of Noise within hospital settings

• IRAS ID

  286299

• Contact name

  Laura Edwards

• Contact email

  laura.edwards@nottingham.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of Nottingham

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 6 months, 4 days

• Research summary

  Hospitals can be noisy places. Unpleasant or unexpected noise can make us feel nervous and can interfere with sleep or resting, both of which are vital to recovery.
  After brain injury (ABI, e.g. head injury or stroke), patients often spend time in different wards with different noise levels. We are keen to explore the noise environments where people with ABI may be looked after. We want to measure the noise levels but also find out what the effects of the noise are on patients, their relatives, and staff, and see how we could improve things.
  

• REC name

  East of England - Essex Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  20/EE/0229

• Date of REC Opinion

  29 Oct 2020

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion