The Use of Multiple Sensors to Track Sleep in Nightshift Workers

Launched by HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM · Oct 30, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is focused on improving sleep for people who work night shifts. Nightshift workers often struggle to get good sleep during the day because their work hours are flipped compared to most people. The study aims to test a new way to measure sleep using multiple sensors and advanced technology to better understand and track sleep patterns during the day. Currently, the standard method only accurately identifies daytime sleep about half the time, which isn't very helpful for nightshift workers.

To take part in the study, participants must be at least 18 years old, work a regular night shift schedule (at least three nights a week), and have been doing so for at least six months. They also need to have a comfortable sleep opportunity of about eight hours each day and be willing to use smart sensors in their bedroom. Participants should not have any history of substance abuse, neurological disorders, or be pregnant. The study is not yet recruiting, but if you're eligible, you can expect to help researchers find better ways to support the sleep health of nightshift workers.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Participants must be working a fixed nightshift schedule, operationalized as: a) working at least three night shifts a week, b) shifts must begin between 18:00 and 02:00, and last between 8 to 12 hours, and c) must also plan to maintain the nightshift schedule for the duration of the study
• • Participants must have worked the nightshift for at least six months
• • Must plan to maintain the nightshift schedule for the duration of the study
• • Participants must be at least 18 years old
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Termination of nightshift schedule or planned travel during the study period
• • Does not have at least an average of 8-hour time bed opportunity per 24-hour period
• • Unwilling to integrate the study smart sensors in their bedroom environment
• • Illicit drug use via self-report and urine drug screen
• • History of neurological disorders
• • Alcohol use disorder
• • Pregnancy