Evaluating Sleep Quality With Emerging Technologies

Launched by CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · Mar 21, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

Patients will complete four questionnaires (STOP-BANG, NOSE Score, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, and PROMIS Sleep Disturbance Questionnaire), and then wear the Belun Ring for 7 consecutive nights and use the Sleep Cycle App for seven consecutive nights. Patients also will complete a sleep tracking journal. Data points collected by the Belun Ring will include start time, end time, total recording time, oxygen desaturation index, total minutes when spO2 higher than 90%, minimum spO2 percentage, percent of time below 90% O2 saturation, mean spO2, sleep efficiency, bAHI, REM sleep (%), mean pulse r...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Between 20 and 75 years of age
• • Current orthodontic patient at Case Western Reserve University
• • Possession of a smartphone
• • Ability to return Belun ring
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Less than 20 or older than 75 years of age.
• • Current or history of taking blood pressure medication, pregnancy, hypovolemia, allergy to thermoplastic elastomers or polycarbonates, anemia, use of mandibular repositioning devices, or active palatal expansion.