scholarly journals P160 A trial of a position modification device for the prevention of supine sleep during pregnancy

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A73-A73
Author(s):  
D Wilson ◽  
C Whenn ◽  
S Walker ◽  
M Barnes ◽  
M Howard

Abstract Self-reported supine position at sleep onset during late pregnancy is related to a 2.6x increase in stillbirth risk, possibly due to the enlarged uterus compressing major blood vessels supplying the placenta. This study aimed to test the effectiveness of a pillow designed to decrease supine sleep in pregnant women. Twelve women in the third trimester of pregnancy used their own pillows for a control week and the intervention pillow for 1 week, in randomised order. Sleep position for each night of both weeks was monitored with the Night Shift Sleep Positioner, with a sleep study (WatchPat300) on the last night of each week to measure the impact of the intervention on SDB. During the control week, the women slept supine for a median of 19.9% (IQR = 11.6, 27.4) of total sleep time (TST), compared to a median of 20.4% (10.2, 31.0) TST using the intervention pillow (p = .64). Use of the intervention pillow did not impact sleep efficiency (control = 85.3% (80.7, 88.0) v. intervention = 85.2% (78.3, 89.0), p = .48). On the sleep study night, supine sleep was reduced in the intervention compared to control condition (12.9% vs. 17.7%, p = .04), but AHI did not differ (intervention = 2.6/hr (0.8, 6.7) vs. control = 1.5/hr (0.6, 3.6), p = .11). We found that the adoption of a pillow designed to discourage supine sleep was not effective in late pregnancy. Considering the reasonably high amount of supine sleep in our participants, alternative devices should be investigated.

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A22-A23
Author(s):  
A Amaranayake ◽  
S Frenkel ◽  
P Lyell ◽  
A Southcott

Abstract Introduction The multiple sleep latency test (MSLT) is used to diagnose disorders of hypersomnolence. Although internationally-recognised protocols do not stipulate whether patients should be woken from the preceding overnight polysomnography (PSG), many labs wake their patients for logistic reasons. This study analyses the impact on PSG and MSLT parameters of forced wake (FW) from the overnight PSG compared with unrestricted sleep (US). Methods 400 consecutive patients (FW=200; US=200) undergoing PSG/MSLT were included and the following parameters were compared: Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire score (MEQ), PSG total sleep time (TST), wake-up time from the PSG, overall MSLT sleep latency (MSL), individual nap latencies (SLNap 1–4), number of MSLT naps with sleep-onset REM periods (#SOREMP), and percentage of MSLTs with overall MSL<8 minutes (%MSLT<8). Results The 2 groups were well-matched for ESS and MEQ. The FW group had more males (49% vs 39%). When compared to FW, patients with US had longer TST (+38 minutes; p=<0.0001), later wake-up time (+52 minutes; p<0.0001), longer MSL (+1.9 minutes; p=0.0049), 50% fewer #SOREMP (p=0.0224), and 16% fewer %MSLT<8 (p=0.0018). SLNap1 increased by 1.5 minutes (p=0.0623), SLNap2 increased by 2.0 minutes (p=0.0067), SLNap3 increased by 0.75minutes (p=0.0533) and SLNap4 increased by 2.5 minutes (p=0.0059). Discussion Allowing patients to have unrestricted sleep on the night prior to the MSLT resulted in significantly longer TST, longer sleep latencies during the MSLT, fewer SOREMP and fewer tests with MSL<8 minutes. International protocols should stipulate unrestricted sleep on the PSG prior to the MSLT to improve diagnostic accuracy.


2019 ◽  
Vol 131 (2) ◽  
pp. 401-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren K. Dunn ◽  
Amanda M. Kleiman ◽  
Katherine T. Forkin ◽  
Allison J. Bechtel ◽  
Stephen R. Collins ◽  
...  

AbstractEditor’s PerspectiveWhat We Already Know about This TopicWhat This Article Tells Us That Is NewBackgroundResidency programs utilize night float systems to adhere to duty hour restrictions; however, the influence of night float on resident sleep has not been described. The study aim was to determine the influence of night float on resident sleep patterns and quality of sleep. We hypothesized that total sleep time decreases during night float, increases as residents acclimate to night shift work, and returns to baseline during recovery.MethodsThis was a single-center observational study of 30 anesthesia residents scheduled to complete six consecutive night float shifts. Electroencephalography sleep patterns were recorded during baseline (three nights), night float (six nights), and recovery (three nights) using the ZMachine Insight monitor (General Sleep Corporation, USA). Total sleep time; light, deep, and rapid eye movement sleep; sleep efficiency; latency to persistent sleep; and wake after sleep onset were observed.ResultsMean total sleep time ± SD was 5.9 ± 1.9 h (3.0 ± 1.2.1 h light; 1.4 ± 0.6 h deep; 1.6 ± 0.7 h rapid eye movement) at baseline. During night float, mean total sleep time was 4.5 ± 1.8 h (1.4-h decrease, 95% CI: 0.9 to 1.9, Cohen’s d = –1.1, P < 0.001) with decreases in light (2.2 ± 1.1 h, 0.7-h decrease, 95% CI: 0.4 to 1.1, d = –1.0, P < 0.001), deep (1.1 ± 0.7 h, 0.3-h decrease, 95% CI: 0.1 to 0.4, d = –0.5, P = 0.005), and rapid eye movement sleep (1.2 ± 0.6 h, 0.4-h decrease, 95% CI: 0.3 to 0.6, d = –0.9, P < 0.001). Mean total sleep time during recovery was 5.4 ± 2.2 h, which did not differ significantly from baseline; however, deep (1.0 ± 0.6 h, 0.4-h decrease, 95% CI: 0.2 to 0.6, d = –0.6, P = 0.001 *, P = 0.001) and rapid eye movement sleep (1.2 ± 0.8 h, 0.4-h decrease, 95% CI: 0.2 to 0.6, d = –0.9, P < 0.001 P < 0.001) were significantly decreased.ConclusionsElectroencephalography monitoring demonstrates that sleep quantity is decreased during six consecutive night float shifts. A 3-day period of recovery is insufficient for restorative sleep (rapid eye movement and deep sleep) levels to return to baseline.


1988 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan A.E. Fleming ◽  
Jean Bourgouin ◽  
Peter Hamilton

Six patients between the ages of 25 and 59, with chronic, primary insomnia received the new, non-benzodiazepine, hypnotic zopiclone continuously for 17 weeks after a drug free interval of 12 nights. To qualify for the study, sleep efficiency, determined by a sleep study on two, consecutive, placebo-controlled nights, had to be less than 75%. Patients evaluated their sleep by questionnaire and had sleep studies completed throughout active treatment. Zopiclone (7.5 mg) increased sleep efficiency by decreasing sleep latency, wakefulness after sleep onset and increasing total sleep time. Sleep architecture was minimally affected by zopiclone treatment; no significant changes in delta or REM sleep were observed. The commonest side effect was a bitter or metallic taste. No significant changes in biological functioning were noted throughout the study period. These findings indicate that zopiclone is a safe and effective hypnotic medication which maintains its effectiveness with protracted use.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A41-A42
Author(s):  
M Kholghi ◽  
I Szollosi ◽  
M Hollamby ◽  
D Bradford ◽  
Q Zhang

Abstract Introduction Consumer home sleep trackers are gaining popularity for objective sleep monitoring. Amongst them, non-wearable devices have little disruption in daily routine and need little maintenance. However, the validity of their sleep outcomes needs further investigation. In this study, the accuracy of the sleep outcomes of EMFIT Quantified Sleep (QS), an unobtrusive and non-wearable ballistocardiograph sleep tracker, was evaluated by comparing it with polysomnography (PSG). Methods 62 sleep lab patients underwent a single clinical PSG and their sleep measures were simultaneously collected through PSG and EMFIT QS. Total Sleep Time (TST), Wake After Sleep Onset (WASO), Sleep Onset Latency (SOL) and average Heart Rate (HR) were compared using paired t-tests and agreement analysed using Bland-Altman plots. Results EMFIT QS data loss occurred in 47% of participants. In the remaining 33 participants (15 females, with mean age of 53.7±16.5), EMFIT QS overestimated TST by 177.5±119.4 minutes (p<0.001) and underestimated WASO by 44.74±68.81 minutes (p<0.001). It accurately measured average resting HR and was able to distinguish SOL with some accuracy. However, the agreement between EMFIT QS and PSG on sleep-wake detection was very low (kappa=0.13, p<0.001). Discussion A consensus between PSG and EMFIT QS was found in SOL and average HR. There was a significant discrepancy and lack of consensus between the two devices in other sleep outcomes. These findings indicate that while EMFIT QS is not a credible alternative to PSG for sleep monitoring in clinical and research settings, consumers may find some benefit from longitudinal monitoring of SOL and HR.


Author(s):  
Ganesh Ingole ◽  
Harpreet S. Dhillon ◽  
Bhupendra Yadav

Background: A prospective cohort study to correlate perceived sleep disturbances in depressed patients with objective changes in sleep architecture using polysomnography (PSG) before and after antidepressant therapy.Methods: Patients were recruited into the study after applying strict inclusion and exclusion criterion to rule out other comorbidities which could influence sleep. A diagnosis of Depressive episode was made based on ICD-10 DCR. Psychometry, in the form of Beck Depressive inventory (BDI) and HAMD (Hamilton depression rating scale) insomnia subscale was applied on Day 1 of admission. Patients were subjected to sleep study on Day 03 of admission with Polysomnography. Patients were started on antidepressant treatment post Polysomnography. An adequate trial of antidepressants for 08 weeks was administered and BDI score ≤09 was taken as remission. Polysomnography was repeated post remission. Statistical analysis was performed using Kruskal Wallis test and Pearson correlation coefficient.Results: The results showed positive (improvement) polysomnographic findings in terms of total sleep time, sleep efficiency, wake after sleep onset, percentage wake time and these findings were statistically significant. HAM-D Insomnia subscale was found to correlate with total sleep time, sleep efficiency, wake after sleep onset, total wake time and N2 Stage percentage.Conclusions: Antidepressant treatment effectively improves sleep architecture in Depressive disorder and HAM-D Insomnia subscale correlates with objective findings of total sleep time, sleep efficiency, wake after sleep onset, total wake time and duration of N2 stage of NREM.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
John McBeth ◽  
William G Dixon ◽  
Susan Mary Moore ◽  
Bruce Hellman ◽  
Ben James ◽  
...  

BACKGROUND Sleep disturbance and poor health related quality of life (HRQoL) are common in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Sleep disturbances, such as less total sleep time, more waking periods after sleep onset, and higher levels of non-restorative sleep, may be a driver of HRQoL. However, understanding if these sleep disturbances reduce HRQoL has, to date, been challenging due to the need to collect complex time-varying data in high resolution. Such data collection has now been made possible by the widespread availability and use of mobile health (mHealth) technologies. OBJECTIVE In a mobile health (mHealth) study we tested whether sleep disturbance (both absolute values and variability) caused poor HRQoL. METHODS The Quality of life, sleep and rheumatoid arthritis (QUASAR) study was a prospective mHealth study of adults with RA. Participants completed a baseline questionnaire, and for 30 days wore a triaxial accelerometer to objectively assess sleep, and provided daily reports via a smartphone app of sleep (Consensus Sleep Diary (CSD)), pain, fatigue, mood, and other symptoms. Participants completed the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief (WHOQoL-BREF) questionnaire every 10 days. Multi-level modelling tested the relationship between sleep variables and WHOQoL-BREF domains (physical, psychological, environment and social). RESULTS Of 268 recruited participants, 254 were included in this analysis. Across all WHOQoL-BREF domains, participant’s scores were lower than the population average. CSD sleep parameters predicted WHOQoL-BREF domain scores. For example, for each hour increase in the total time asleep physical domain scores increased by 1.11 points (β = 1.11 (0.07, 2.15)) and social domain scores increased by 1.65 points. These associations were not explained by sociodemographic and lifestyle factors, disease activity, medication use, levels of anxiety, sleep quality, or clinical sleep disorders. They were, however, attenuated and no longer significant when pain, fatigue and mood were included in the model. Increased variability in the total time asleep, was associated with poorer physical and psychological domain scores independently of all covariates. There were no patterns of association between actigraphy measured sleep and WHOQoL-BREF. CONCLUSIONS Optimising total sleep time, increasing sleep efficiency, decreasing sleep onset latency, and reducing the variability in total sleep time could improve HRQoL in people with RA.


SLEEP ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A402-A403
Author(s):  
M Alshehri ◽  
A Alkathiry ◽  
A Alenazi ◽  
S Alothman ◽  
J Rucker ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction There is an increasing awareness of the high prevalence of insomnia symptoms in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Past studies have demonstrated the importance of measuring sleep parameters in both averages and variabilities using subjective and objective methods. Thus, we aimed to compare the averages and variability of sleep parameters in people with T2D with and without insomnia symptoms. Methods Actigraph measurements and sleep diaries were used in 59 participants to assess sleep parameters, including sleep efficiency (SE), sleep latency, total sleep time, and wake after sleep onset over seven nights. Validated instruments were used to assess the symptoms of depression, anxiety, and pain. Circular data were used to describe the distribution of bed distribution with SE as a magnitude for both groups. Mann Whitney U test was utilized to compare averages and variability of sleep parameters between the two groups. Multivariable general linear model to control for demographic and clinical variables. For the secondary aim, multiple linear regression tests were utilized to assess the association between averages and variability values for both groups. Results SE was found to be lower in average and higher in variability for participants with T2D and insomnia symptoms, than those with T2D only subjectively and objectively. SE variability was also the only sleep parameter higher in people with T2D and insomnia symptoms, with psychological symptoms potentially playing a role in this difference. We observed that people in T2D+Insomnia tend to go to bed earlier compared to the T2D only group based on objective measures, but no difference was observed between groups in subjective measures. The only significant relationship in both objective and subjective measures was between the averages and variability of SE. Conclusion Our findings suggest a discrepancy between subjective and objective measures in only average of total sleep time, as well as agreement in measures of variability in sleep parameters. Also, the relationship between averages and variabilities suggested the importance of improving SE to minimize its variability. Further research is warranted to investigate the complex relationship between sleep parameters and psychological factors in people with T2D and insomnia symptoms. Support None


2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 465-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anette Harris ◽  
Hilde Gundersen ◽  
Pia Mørk Andreassen ◽  
Eirunn Thun ◽  
Bjørn Bjorvatn ◽  
...  

Background:Sleep and mood have seldom been compared between elite athletes and nonelite athletes, although potential differences suggest that physical activity may affect these parameters. This study aims to explore whether adolescent elite athletes differ from controls in terms of sleep, positive affect (PA) and negative affect (NA).Methods:Forty-eight elite athletes and 26 controls participating in organized and nonorganized sport completed a questionnaire, and a 7-day sleep diary.Results:On school days, the athletes and the controls who participated in organized and nonorganized sport differed in bedtime (22:46, 23:14, 23:42, P < .01), sleep onset (23:03, 23:27, 00:12, P < .01), and total sleep time (7:52, 8:00, 6:50, P < 01). During weekend, the athletes, the controls who participated in organized and nonorganized sport differed in bedtime (23:30, 00:04, 00:49, P < .01), sleep onset (23.42, 00:18, 01:13, P < .01), rise time (9:15, 9:47, 10:55, P < .01), sleep efficiency (95.0%, 94.2%, 90.0%, P < 05), and sleep onset latency (11.8, 18.0, 28.0 minutes, P < .01). Furthermore, the athletes reported less social jetlag (0:53) and higher score for PA (34.3) compared with the controls who participated in nonorganized sport (jetlag: 1:25, P < .05, PA: 29.8, P < .05).Conclusions:An almost dose-response association was found between weekly training hours, sleep, social jetlag and mood in adolescents.


SLEEP ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A473-A473
Author(s):  
Melissa Cole ◽  
Thomas Isaacs ◽  
Amee Patel

Abstract Introduction We present a patient with chronic insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness, and sleep-related hypoventilation that improved with a wake promoting agent in conjunction with BPAP. Report of Case A 15-year-old male with Cystic Fibrosis (single F508del mutation, positive sweat test, FEV1% of 98%) and Autism who presented with frequent headaches, chronic insomnia, and daytime sleepiness (PDSS of 22). Current medications included albuterol as needed. Sleep history was significant for restless leg symptoms. Labs revealed low serum ferritin. Sleep study two years prior showed an AHI of 3.4 and PMLD of 18.4. After completion of iron therapy and initiation of gabapentin, his chronic insomnia and serum ferritin improved. However, patient continued to have aggressive behavior, headaches, and snoring. Sleep study was repeated and revealed mild OSA with hypoventilation (AHI of 6.41, &gt;28% of total sleep time with TCO2 above 50 mm Hg). Initial serum bicarbonate was 29 mmol/L and progressively increased to 34 mmol/L. Due to evidence of persistent chronic hypoventilation, patient was trialed on BPAP. Subsequent sleep study with BPAP showed an AHI of 0, but with worsening sleep related hypoventilation (TCO2 of 56mmHg, &gt; 70% total sleep time with TCO2 above 50 mm Hg). Genetic, endocrine, and neurological work up for hypoventilation was negative. Due to persistent daytime sleepiness (PDSS of 24), MSLT was performed and showed evidence of hypersomnia. Modafinil was then initiated. With the combination of nocturnal BPAP use and Modafinil, daytime sleepiness improved (PDSS of 15) and he had normalization of CO2 and bicarbonate levels. Conclusion We present a patient with CF, with minimal lung disease, who demonstrated a negative work up for sleep related hypoventilation, in which dysregulation of control of breathing improved with the use of a wake promoting agent in conjunction with BPAP.


1998 ◽  
Vol 56 (3B) ◽  
pp. 655-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROSANA S.C. ALVES ◽  
FLÁVIO ALÓE ◽  
ADEMIR B. SILVA ◽  
STELLA M. TAVARES

Rhythmic movement disorder, also known as jactatio capitis nocturna, is an infancy and childhood sleep-related disorder charactherized by repetitive movements occurring immediately prior to sleep onset and sustained into light sleep. We report a 19-year-old man with a history of headbanging and repetitive bodyrocking since infancy, occurring on a daily basis at sleep onset. He was born a premature baby but psychomotor milestones were unremarkable. Physical and neurological diagnostic workups were unremarkable. A hospital-based sleep study showed: total sleep time: 178 min; sleep efficiency index 35.8; sleep latency 65 min; REM latency 189 min. There were no respiratory events and head movements occurred at 4/min during wakefulness, stages 1 and 2 NREM sleep. No tonic or phasic electromyographic abnormalities were recorded during REM sleep. A clinical diagnosis of rhythmic movement disorder was performed on the basis of the clinical and sleep studies data. Clonazepam (0.5 mg/day) and midazolam (15 mg/day) yielded no clinical improvement. Imipramine (10 mg/day) produced good clinical outcome. In summary, we report a RMD case with atypical clinical and therapeutical features.


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