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Validation of Non-invasive Miniature Optical Sensors for Scoring Sleep Stages

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Sleep-Wake Disorders
Healthy
Interventions
Device: OHR Tracker and PulseWatch
Registration Number
NCT03823105
Lead Sponsor
Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Brief Summary

Validation of two devices with optical sensor in healthy participants and patients with sleep wake disorders.

Detailed Description

The objective of this study is to evaluate and optimize a method of detecting sleep and sleep stages based on a new algorithm combining actigraphy and heart rate variability (measured by optical analysis of the pulse wave) to determine sleep architecture (segmented into three phases: WAKE, REM and NREM) with high accuracy compared to the gold standard polysomnography.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
69
Inclusion Criteria
  • 18 ≤ Age ≤ 80 years
  • Suspected sleep wake disorder (sleep apnea, sleep movement disorders, hypersomnia, parasomnia)
  • Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Skin condition with eczema or damaged skin
  • Ischemia (cutaneous)
  • Allergy against nickel
  • Allergy against silicone
  • Current treatment with vasoactive drugs (e.g. beta-blockers, calcium channel antagonists, nitroglycerin, etc.) and/or antidepressive drugs (e.g. serotonin reuptake inhibitors, etc.).
  • Known infection with multiresistant bacteria
  • Implanted devices (e.g. pacemaker, pumps)
  • Rhythmogenic heart disease (e.g. resting heart rate > 120/min)
  • Severe or untreated arterial hypertension (blood pressure > 140mmHg systolic, >90mmHg diastolic)
  • Hypotension (blood pressure < 90mmHg systolic, < 60 mmHg diastolic)
  • Current alcohol or drug abuse, alcohol consumption the same day as the study
  • Consumption of coffee 7h before
  • Dark skin pigmentation
  • Severe metabolic disease (e.g. diabetes)
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • Physical handicap effecting the two arms
  • Wound in the wrist region
  • Too large or too small wrist

Healthy subjects

Inclusion criteria:

  • 18 ≤ Age ≤ 80 years
  • Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria:

  • Skin condition with eczema or damaged skin
  • Ischemia (cutaneous)
  • Allergy against nickel
  • Allergy against silicone
  • Any Medication (except birth control pill)
  • Known infection with multiresistant bacteria
  • Implanted devices (e.g. pacemaker, pumps)
  • Rhythmogenic heart disease (e.g. resting heart rate > 120/min)
  • Severe or untreated arterial hypertension (blood pressure > 140mmHg systolic, >90mmHg diastolic)
  • Hypotension (blood pressure < 90mmHg systolic, < 60 mmHg diastolic)
  • Current alcohol or drug abuse, alcohol consumption the same day as the study
  • Consumption of coffee 7h before
  • Implanted devices (e.g. pacemaker, pumps)
  • Known sleep-wake disorders
  • Dark skin pigmentation
  • Severe metabolic disease (e.g. diabetes)
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • Physical handicap effecting the two arms
  • Wound in the wrist region
  • Too large or too small wrist

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Nocturnal RecordingOHR Tracker and PulseWatchRecording of photoplethysmographic pulse wave and accelerometry with two devices (OHR Tracker, PulseWatch) in parallel to the standard polysomnography
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The total time in non-REM sleep (stages 1-3), REM sleep, and awake after sleep onset1 night

Diagnostic accuracy of the new algorithm compared to the Gold Standard full polysomnography

Total Sleep Time (TST) and sleep architecture (distribution of sleep stages)1 night

Diagnostic accuracy of the new algorithm compared to the Gold Standard full polysomnography

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital Bern (Inselspital), Department of Pulmonary Medicine

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Bern, Switzerland

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