EEG Analysis for the Objective Assessment of Drowsiness (MEEGASAFE)

EEG Analysis for the Objective Assessment of Secondary Hypersomnolence in Order to Limit the Accidental Risk

The objective of this clinical study is to develop solutions for the evaluation and management of drowsiness, based on 2 EEG sensors only, aiming at reducing the risk of accidents related to secondary hypersomnolence (sleepiness induced by sleep restriction or abnormal sleep/wake cycle). This project will allow a better understanding of the determinants of drowsiness and its impact on cognitive performance and the development of methods and models for the evaluation and prediction of cognitive performance deficit related to sleepiness. The secondary hypersomnolence will be objectified by continuous EEG recording and analysed by visual reading according to Objective Sleepiness Scale (OSS) criteria and automatically analyzed using the MEEGAWAKE algorithm (developed by PHYSIP). The level of secondary hypersomnolence will be modified by varying the duration and maintening of prior sleep or the sleep timing. The ability to stay awake will be measured by the maintenance of wakefulness test (MWT). Subjective sleepiness and mind wandering will be measured before and/or after all measurements. Simulated driving task, maintenance of wakefulness tests and several cognitive tasks to measure sustained attention, alertness, selective attention will be performed every 4 hours.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Sleep Deprivation
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: sleep deprivation patterns

Detailed Description

Chronotype and general tendency to daydream in daily life will be evaluated at the inclusion visit. Healthy volunteers will be placed in sleep deprivation patterns that will modify the level of secondary hypersomnolence. These patterns correspond to sleep deprivation caused by work schedules usually observed: shift work (SDP1) or night on-call (SDP2). shift work will be simulated by total sleep deprivation for 24 hours (comparable to the first day of a night worker) followed by early morning sleep, and an extended 17 hours wakefulness (comparable to second day of night shift). Secondary hypersomnolence will be assessed throughout prolonged awakenings (24 hours + 17 hours). The night on-call will be simulated by two half-hour awakenings during the nocturnal sleep. Hypersomnolence will be measured within 17 hours of wakefulness following this sleep fragmentation. The sleep history (quantity and quality of sleep) will be evaluated by actigraphy + ambulatory polysomnography (1 day before the experiment) and 2 polysomnographies in the laboratory during the experiment. Polysomnography recordings will be visually and automatically analyzed by the ASEEGA algorithm. Ambulatory recordings are automatically analyzed by ASEEGA. Throughout these sleep deprivation patterns, electrophysiological variables (EEG, EOG and EMG) will be continuously recorded in order to identify objective drowsiness states determined visually using the OSS or automatically by the MEEGAWAKE algorithm. Subjective sleepiness scale, Mind wandering scale, maintenance of wakefulness tests (MWT, electrophysiological test) and cognitive tests will be repeated, every 4hr, throughout the sleep deprivation patterns in order to determine abilities to stay awake, driving performance, sustained and selective attention, vigilance.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 40
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Bordeaux, France, 33076
    • CHU bordeaux

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 20 years to 60 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• BMI between 18 and 27,
• With a score on the PHQ-4 scale less than or equal to 2 for scores A (Anxiety) and D (Depression),
• Subjects with no complaints of excessive daytime sleepiness (total ESS score <11),
• Non-professional drivers,
• Subjects who have held their driving license for at least one year,
• Subjects affiliated to a social security scheme,
• Subjects able to understand the study,
• Subjects available to come to the 3 visits required by the study,
• Free, informed and written consent signed

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pathologies that can induce excessive daytime sleepiness: untreated narcolepsy or idiopathic hypersomnia, untreated restless legs syndrome, untreated periodic leg movement syndrome,
• Chronic insomnia disorder,
• Excessive alcohol consumption (> 2 glasses per day) during the last 6 months,
• Excessive consumption of coffee, tea or cola-type caffeinated beverages (> 5 cups/day),
• Severe pathologies involving the vital prognosis in the short term,
• Uncontrolled endocrine pathologies (dysthyroidism, diabetes),
• All progressive cardiac pathologies, treated or untreated,
• All progressive neurological conditions treated or not (brain tumor, epilepsy, migraine, stroke, sclerosis, myoclonus, chorea, neuropathy, muscular dystrophies, myotonic dystrophy, etc.),
• Substance dependence,
• Shift workers or night workers who have performed on-call or on-call duty in the last 72 hours,
• Patients taking psychotropic drugs (antidepressants, antihistamines),
• Long-term treatment with benzodiazepines and z-drugs,
• Patients on cardiotropic,
• Deprived of liberty by a judicial or administrative decision,
• Pregnant or breastfeeding woman,
• Subject under legal protection (guardianship, wardship) or deprived from his rights following administrative or judicial decision

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Basic Science
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Sleep deprivation; healthy volunteers	Behavioral: sleep deprivation patterns; Sleep deprivation patterns 1 (SDP1) ; total sleep deprivation for 24 hours followed by early morning sleep and an extended 17 hours wakefulness. Sleep deprivation patterns 2 (SDP2) : Sleep interrupted by two half-hour awakenings

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in Objective Sleepiness Scale (OSS) during extended wakefulness	OSS is based on the visual analysis of electrophysiological variables (EEG (C4, O2, C3, P3), 1 vertical EOG and 1 horizontal EOG). Each state of drowsiness (score) corresponds to a specific EEG activity accompanied by well-differentiated blinking and eye movements	Once every 4 hours during SDP1 and SDP2 wakefulness

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in Karolinska sleepiness scale (KSS) during extended wakefulness	The KSS is a self-administered questionnaire that measures, on a 10 point Likert scale ranging from=1 to "fully awake" to 10 ="extremely drowsy". This measure has very good external validity on EEG synchronization measures and on the cognitive and behavioral performance of subject in relation to his or her ability to maintain wakefulness.	12 assessments every 4 hours during SDP1 and SDP2 wakefulness
Change in sleep onset mesured by Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT) during extended wakefulness	This is test ability to stay awake in laboratory conditions conductive to falling asleep. The sleep onset latency is obtained during an electrophysiological test (EEG, EMG and EOG).	Once every 4 hours during SDP1 and SDP2 wakefulness
Change in number of inappropriate line crossings (driving performance) during extended wakefulness	On the driving simulator the subjects will drive on a highway scenario representing a reconstruction of the real highway. Number of inappropriate line crossings (ILC) will mesured. An ILC was recorded when the car crossed a right or left lateral lane marker, whatever the duration and the amplitude of the crossing. Exceptions were overtaking manoeuvres or some other necessary driving action.	Once every 4 hours during SDP1 and SDP2 wakefulness
Change in Standard deviation of the lateral position of the car (driving performance) during extended wakefulness	On the driving simulator the subjects will drive on a highway scenario representing a reconstruction of the real highway. Standard deviation of the lateral position of the car (SDLP in cm) will mesured. Lateral Position was defined as being 0 when the car was in the center of the lane, with positive value to the right and negative values to the left.	Once every 4 hours during SDP1 and SDP2 wakefulness
Change Sustained and selective attention during extended wakefulness	The reaction time of subject to the presentation of a "target" stimulus (Continuous Performance Test, CPT)	Once every 4 hours during SDP1 and SDP2 wakefulness
Change in Vigilance during extended wakefulness	The test examines the ability to concentrate and maintain attention over a long period (30mn) (TAP vigilance test)	Once every 4 hours during SDP1 and SDP2 wakefulness
Change in Simple reaction time test (PVT) during extended wakefulness	Reaction-timed task that measures the consistency with which subjects respond to a visual stimulus.	1 time every 4 hours during SDP1 and SDP2 wakefulness
Change in conscious experience during extended wakefulness	Questionnaire suggests participant's attention and thoughts were entirely focused on task-related stimuli	5 assessments every 4 hours during SDP1 and SDP2 wakefulness
Munich Chorotype Questionnaire	The Munich Chorotype Questionnaire (MCTQ) quantifies the chronotype according to the phase of entrainment based on the reported the mid-time of sleep; The MCTQ parameters are mid-sleep on weekdays (MSW in hr), mid-sleep on free days (MSF in hr) and mid-sleep on free days corrected for sleep debt on weekdays (MSFsc in hr). The MSFsc score (used as a chronotype indicator) represents a continuum of circadian preference, with an increasing tendency toward the evening type. MCTQ parameters are represented by hours, ranging from 0 hour (extreme morningness) to 12 hours (extreme eveningness).	Once time during inclusion. Visit V0
Horne and Ostberg morning/evening questionnaire (MEQ)	The Horne and Ostberg morning/evening questionnaire (MEQ) quantifies the chronotype. The MEQ contains19 questions on life preferences (activity, sleep-wake cycle, meals) and the state of fatigue and drowsiness at certain times of the day. The MEQ score ranges from 16-86, with evening type ranging from16-41, neither or intermediate type from 42-58, and morning type from 59-86.	Once time during inclusion. Visit V0
Daydreaming frequency scale	To assess participants' general tendency to daydream in daily life	Once time during inclusion. Visit V0
Total sleep time (PSG)	Total sleep time, the number of minutes asleep in bed after "lights off", will be calculated using a polysomnographic recording (PSG). EEG, EOG and EMG will be recorded during sleep.	2 times before SDP1 and SDP2
Sleep onset latency (PSG)	Sleep onset latency, the minutes from lights off to sleep onset, will be calculated using a polysomnographic recording (PSG). EEG, EOG and EMG will be recorded during sleep.	2 times before SDP1 and SDP2
Sleep efficiency (PSG)	Sleep efficiency, the ratio of the total time spent asleep (total sleep time) in a night compared to the total amount of time spent in bed, will be calculated using a polysomnographic recording (PSG). EEG, EOG and EMG will be recorded during sleep.	2 times before SDP1 and SDP2
Amount of sleep stages (PSG)	Amount of N1,N2,N3 and R stage (expressed in p% of TST) will be calculated using a polysomnographic recording (PSG). EEG, EOG and EMG will be recorded during sleep.	2 times before SDP1 and SDP2
Wake after sleep onset (PSG)	Wake after sleep onset, number of minutes scored as wake from sleep onset to the last minute scored as sleep while in bed, will be calculated using a polysomnographic recording (PSG). EEG, EOG and EMG will be recorded during sleep.	2 times before SDP1 and SDP2
Total sleep time (actigraphy)	Total sleep time, the number of minutes asleep in bed after "lights off", will be calculated using an actigraph (wearable sleep test that tracks wrist movements)	2 times before SDP1 and SDP2
Sleep onset latency (actigraphy)	Sleep onset latency, the minutes from lights off to sleep onset, will be calculated using an actigraph (wearable sleep test that tracks wrist movements)	2 times before SDP1 and SDP2
Sleep efficiency (actigraphy)	Sleep efficiency, the ratio of the total time spent asleep (total sleep time) in a night compared to the total amount of time spent in bed will be calculated using an actigraph (wearable sleep test that tracks wrist movements)	2 times before SDP1 and SDP2
Wake after sleep onset (actigraphy)	Wake after sleep onset, number of minutes scored as wake from sleep onset to the last minute scored as sleep while in bed will be calculated using an actigraph (wearable sleep test that tracks wrist movements)	2 times before SDP1 and SDP2

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Physip S.A
• Collaborators: University of Bordeaux; National Research Agency, France
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Jean-Arthur Micoulaud-Franchi, MD/PhD, University Hospital, Bordeaux

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Boitard C, Mazurie Z, Sadatnejad K, Coelho J, Sagaspe P, Lenoir J, Mattei J, Berthomier P, Brandewinder M, Philip P, Micoulaud Franchi JA, Berthomier C, Taillard J. Evaluating Electroencephalogram-Based Predictive Model for Drowsiness Measurement to Reduce Accident Risk in Active Individuals: Protocol for a Preliminary Monocentric Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2026 Feb 17;15:e83969. doi: 10.2196/83969.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 8, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 23, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 30, 2027

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 14, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 6, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): July 12, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 21, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 16, 2026
• Last Verified: September 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Driving; Cognitive performance; Sleep deprivation; Subjective Sleepiness; Secondary hypersomnolence; Objective Sleepiness
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Mental Disorders; Sleep Wake Disorders; Dyssomnias; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Signs and Symptoms; Sleep Deprivation
• Other Study ID Numbers: MGSF

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No