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Primary objective:To show that addition of dead space to low-pressure nCPAP (which is usually not effective but can be relatively well tolerated) makes the therapy effective and diminishes the apnea hypopnea index with >10/hour in patients…
Primary aim is to validate the SART as a screenings instrument for driver fitness in patients with narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia.
With this study we aim to investigate the emotional development, behavior, social behavior, variation in personality traits and intellectual functioning in a group of children who are diagnosed with narcolepsy with of without cataplexie, according…
Primary:• To study the effect of rotigotine on nocturnal hypokinesiaSecondary:• To study the possibility of measuring nocturnal hypokinesia and its severity in a home setting• To correlate improvements in sleep quality by rotigotine with changes in…
Objective: In this pilot study experience will be obtained in the simultaneous use of PSG, melatonin assay, CBT-measurement and assessment in ICU patients.
Is there a better way to detect REM sleep atonia than with the current visual analysis of submental muscle EMG? To which degree do muscles become atonic during REM sleep? Which muscle exhibit the largest decrease? How can this decrease best be…
Primary objectives:1. To determine the DLI threshold with optimal sensitivity and specificity. The DLI threshold is the DLI value above which the test is considered positive (and below which the test is considered negative). The optimal DLI…
To evaluate if an event (changes of heart frequency) related video-observation is a more efficient diagnostic procedure for parasomnias.
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effect op epilepsy surgery of implantation of a Vagus Nervus Stimulator on the subjective and objective measures of sleep quality. Secondly the differences in sleep quality and sleep…
The objective of the study is to investigate whether adding i-CBT-I at the start of standard pain treatment can enhance pain healthcare by reducing patient suffering and costs compared to Treatment As Usual (TAU). Our analyses will examine whether…
Part A• To assess the effect of sleep deprivation on next morning driving (both on road and in simulated driving) and subjective self-reported driving performance tests;• To assess the effect of sleep deprivation on CNS functioning using the…
Sleep Medicine Center Kempenhaeghe has a unique opportunity to combine clinical PSG with different advanced non-invasive sleep monitoring techniques as mentioned in the former paragraph. In the center, data are currently obtained in a cohort of…
To assess whether a higher ear temperature is related to objective and subjective sleepiness, and subsequent sleep onset in patients undergoing a standard EEG examination. A secondary objective is to investigate whether ear temperature is related to…