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Local Sleep in Idiopathic Hypersomnia

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Idiopathic Hypersomnia
Interventions
Other: EEG (64 electrodes)
Other: Cognitive task (SART)
Other: Pupillometry and eye tracking
Other: Thoracoabdominal belts
Registration Number
NCT06153615
Lead Sponsor
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Brief Summary

Idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) is a rare and poorly studied disease characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness different from that of narcolepsy (sleep drunkness non-recuperative naps and nocturnal blackout). Local sleep is a recent concept, proposing a local regulation of the sleep-wake state, characterized by slow waves (SW) restricted to certain regions of a globally awake brain. The investigators are going to investigate whether local sleep could explain the sleepiness of these patients better than the global occurrence of sleep which are not very frequent during daytime tests in IH.

The investigators propose to look for local sleep through the detection of local slow waves in the EEG of resting wakefulness and during an attentional task in people with IH compared to people with NT1 (sleepy, but with a different type of sleepiness from IH, more abrupt and including REM sleep) and non sleepy people.

Detailed Description

Local sleep is a recent concept, suggesting a local regulation of the sleep-wake state, characterized for example in wakefulness by slow waves restricted to certain regions of a globally awake brain, correlating with modifications of mental experience and behavior. Although the phenomenon of local sleep has been demonstrated following acute sleep deprivation, its importance in explaining attentional fluctuations during a normal day is only beginning to be investigated. Moreover, inter-individual variations remain unexplored. The investigators propose to study in EEG (64 electrodes) the occurrence of local sleep in different states of sleepiness, in particular in idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) in comparison to that of narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) and to non-drowsy individuals, both in the resting state and during a sustained attention test (SART). This study will provide a better understanding of intra- (over the course of a day) and inter-individual fluctuations in the local sleep phenomenon potentially involved in this disease and its impact on cognition.

Anticipated number of participants:

60 including:

* 20 people with idiopathic hypersomnia

* 20 people with type 1 narcolepsy

* 20 people with no previous history

Practical procedure:

Single visit: presence from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm

* General questionnaire on sleep habits and symptoms.

* Equipment: EEG 32 electrodes, EOG, ECG, eye tracker and thoracoabdominal belts.

* Morning and afternoon recording: 10 minutes in resting state, 60 minutes of digital SART (go-no-go test in front of a screen, with intermittent evaluation of mental state), then 10 minutes of rest.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria :

  • Healthy subjects and people with IH and NT1:

    ->18 years old, of both sexes, without legal protection.

    • Affiliated to the French social security system
    • Signature of free and informed consent
    • Fluency in spoken and written French
  • Specific to people with IH:

    -Diagnosis of IH according to the ICSD-3, already made in the sleep pathology department of the Pitié after a specialized medical interview and a standardized 48h assessment (Night 1+TILE+Night 2+two naps): Sleep time > 660 min or TILE latency <8 min, <2 SOREMPs.

  • Specific to people with NT1:

    • Diagnosis of narcolepsy type 1 according to the ICSD-3, already made in the sleep pathology department of the Pitié after a specialized medical interview and a standardized 48h workup (Night 1+TILE+Night 2+two naps) and sometimes a lumbar puncture: hypocretin <110 pmol/L in CSF or cataplexy and TILE latency <8 min, >1 SOREMP.
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Shift or night work
  • Sleep debt on the day of the recording (questioning and sleep diary one week before the recording)
  • Other sleep pathology causing daytime sleepiness (sleep apnea, insomnia, parasomnia for example)
  • Cerebral neurological pathology
  • Depressive episode
  • Any psychotropic treatment modifying the EEG structure
  • Failure to wean from arousing treatment on the day of the test.
  • Inability to travel by transport or to be transported by a relative on the day of the recording.
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Healthy subjectEEG (64 electrodes)-
Narcolepsy type 1EEG (64 electrodes)-
Narcolepsy type 1Pupillometry and eye tracking-
Idiopathic HypersomniaCognitive task (SART)-
Healthy subjectThoracoabdominal belts-
Idiopathic HypersomniaThoracoabdominal belts-
Narcolepsy type 1Cognitive task (SART)-
Idiopathic HypersomniaPupillometry and eye tracking-
Healthy subjectCognitive task (SART)-
Idiopathic HypersomniaEEG (64 electrodes)-
Narcolepsy type 1Thoracoabdominal belts-
Healthy subjectPupillometry and eye tracking-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
local sleep topographyAt enrollment visit

Density and topography of local sleep through the detection of local slow waves (SW) during resting wakefulness and during a daytime attentional test in IH, narcolepsy and healthy subjects

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Daytime dynamics of local sleepAt enrollment visit

Density and topography of local sleep through the detection of local slow waves at two times of the day.

behavioral implications of local sleepAt enrollment visit

Correlation of slow wave characteristics to mental experience and performance (reaction time, omission, impulsivity) during the sustained attention task.

correlation between local sleep and behavioral marker of alertnessAt enrollment visit

Correlation of pupillometric and eye tracking measurements, respiratory and heart rate parameters (assessments correlated to the state of alertness) to the different measured parameters

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Pitié Salpêtrière

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Paris, France

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