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Recovery and Early Sleep Tracking Using the SuperPatch REM Patch (REST)

21. august 2026 oppdatert av: SuperPatch Limited LLC
A Phase 1 Feasibility Study of the SuperPatch REM Patch for Post-Night-Shift Sleep Recovery in NHS Doctors

Studieoversikt

Status

Påmelding etter invitasjon

Forhold

Intervensjon / Behandling

Detaljert beskrivelse

Night-shift work is associated with disrupted sleep timing, reduced sleep quality, and impaired recovery. The SuperPatch REM Patch is a drug-free, non-invasive vibrotactile technology intended to support recovery signals around sleep, including sleep staging and autonomic metrics. This Phase 1 study is designed to determine feasibility and acceptability in a high-need population (post-night shift NHS doctors), and to estimate preliminary effect sizes on objective wearable sleep metrics and validated subjective recovery outcomes to inform a future double-blind RCT.

Studietype

Intervensjonell

Registrering (Antatt)

20

Fase

  • Ikke aktuelt

Kontakter og plasseringer

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Studiesteder

    • West Midlands
      • Birmingham, West Midlands, Storbritannia, B15 2GW
        • Vichag Ltd

Deltakelseskriterier

Forskere ser etter personer som passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kalt kvalifikasjonskriterier. Noen eksempler på disse kriteriene er en persons generelle helsetilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.

Kvalifikasjonskriterier

Alder som er kvalifisert for studier

  • Voksen
  • Eldre voksen

Tar imot friske frivillige

Ja

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult doctors (≥18 years) working regular night shifts
  • Able to provide informed consent and comply with remote study procedures
  • Willing to wear a sleep-tracking wearable during the study period
  • Willing to apply an adhesive study patch during designated post-shift sleep episodes

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known allergy/sensitivity to adhesives or significant dermatologic condition affecting patch placement
  • Concurrent use of another device adhered to the body at the same site that could interfere with patch placement
  • Any condition judged by investigators to make participation unsafe or data uninterpretable (e.g., acute illness impacting sleep)

Studieplan

Denne delen gir detaljer om studieplanen, inkludert hvordan studien er utformet og hva studien måler.

Hvordan er studiet utformet?

Designdetaljer

  • Primært formål: Behandling
  • Tildeling: Ikke-randomisert
  • Intervensjonsmodell: Parallell tildeling
  • Masking: Dobbelt

Våpen og intervensjoner

Deltakergruppe / Arm
Intervensjon / Behandling
Aktiv komparator: Active REM Patch (Vibrotactile/Haptic)
Participants apply the SuperPatch REM Patch, a drug-free vibrotactile (haptic) device, before post-night-shift sleep for 3-4 sleep episodes.
A drug-free, non-invasive vibrotactile (haptic) patch applied to the skin immediately prior to post-night-shift sleep and removed upon waking, intended to support recovery signals around sleep including sleep staging and autonomic metrics. Applied across 3-4 post-night-shift sleep episodes.
Andre navn:
  • REM Patch
Sham-komparator: Sham REM Patch (Placebo)
Participants apply a visually identical sham patch without vibrotactile technology, following the same timing and duration as the Active arm.
A visually identical sham patch without vibrotactile technology, applied using the same timing, wear duration, and procedure as the active patch.
Andre navn:
  • Placeboplaster

Hva måler studien?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Feasibility of study procedures (recruitment)
Tidsramme: Time Frame: Throughout the recruitment period, up to 8 weeks
Number of participants enrolled per week during the recruitment period. Unit of Measure: Participants/week
Time Frame: Throughout the recruitment period, up to 8 weeks
Feasibility of Study Procedures (Retention Rate)
Tidsramme: Time Frame: Throughout the recruitment period, up to 8 weeks
Percentage of enrolled participants who complete the study. Unit of Measure: Percentage of participants
Time Frame: Throughout the recruitment period, up to 8 weeks
Feasibility of Study Procedures (Wearable Compliance Rate)
Tidsramme: Time Frame: Throughout the recruitment period, up to 8 weeks
Percentage of expected post-night-shift sleep episodes with a valid wearable sleep record, out of 3-4 expected post-night-shift sleep episodes with a valid wearable sleep record, out of 3-4 expected episodes per participant.
Time Frame: Throughout the recruitment period, up to 8 weeks
Feasibility of Study Procedures (Survey Completion Rate)
Tidsramme: Time Frame: Throughout the recruitment period, up to 8 weeks
Percentage of expected episode surveys (PROMIS Sleep Disturbance and Karolinska Sleepiness Scale) completed, out of 3-4 expected episodes per participant.
Time Frame: Throughout the recruitment period, up to 8 weeks
Feasibility of Study Procedures (Patch Adherence Rate)
Tidsramme: Time Frame: Throughout the recruitment period, up to 8 weeks

Percentage of post-night-shift sleep episodes in which the patch was worn for the full designated wear time.

Unit of Measure: Percentage of episodes

Time Frame: Throughout the recruitment period, up to 8 weeks
Total Sleep Time (TST)
Tidsramme: Each post-night-shift sleep episode, up to 4 episodes per participant

Wearable-derived total sleep time per post-night-shift sleep episode, compared between Active and Sham REM Patch groups.

Unit of Measure: Minutes

Each post-night-shift sleep episode, up to 4 episodes per participant
Sleep Efficiency
Tidsramme: Time Frame: Each post-night-shift sleep episode, up to 4 episodes per participant

Wearable-derived sleep efficiency (percentage of time in bed spent asleep) per episode, compared between groups.

Unit of Measure: Percentage

Time Frame: Each post-night-shift sleep episode, up to 4 episodes per participant
REM Sleep Duration
Tidsramme: Time Frame: Each post-night-shift sleep episode, up to 4 episodes per participant

Wearable-derived REM sleep duration per episode, compared between Active and Sham REM Patch groups.

Unit of Measure: Minutes

Time Frame: Each post-night-shift sleep episode, up to 4 episodes per participant
Deep Sleep Duration
Tidsramme: Time Frame: Each post-night-shift sleep episode, up to 4 episodes per participant

Wearable-derived deep (slow-wave) sleep duration per episode, compared between groups.

Unit of Measure: Minutes

Time Frame: Each post-night-shift sleep episode, up to 4 episodes per participant
Average Sleeping Heart Rate
Tidsramme: Time Frame: Each post-night-shift sleep episode, up to 4 episodes per participant

Wearable-derived average heart rate during the sleep episode, compared between Active and Sham REM Patch groups.

Unit of Measure: Beats per minute

Time Frame: Each post-night-shift sleep episode, up to 4 episodes per participant
Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
Tidsramme: Time Frame: Each post-night-shift sleep episode, up to 4 episodes per participant

Wearable-derived heart rate variability during the sleep episode, compared between groups.

Unit of Measure: Milliseconds

Time Frame: Each post-night-shift sleep episode, up to 4 episodes per participant

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
PROMIS Sleep Disturbance score
Tidsramme: Upon waking, at each of 3-4 post-night-shift sleep episodes per participant

Patient-reported sleep quality/disturbance, collected via the PROMIS Sleep Disturbance questionnaire (episode-adapted wording), completed upon waking after each post-night-shift sleep episode.

Unit of Measure: T-score on a scale of [confirm min-max for the specific short form used, e.g., 30.7 to 76.5 for the standard 8-item PROMIS Sleep Disturbance short form]

Upon waking, at each of 3-4 post-night-shift sleep episodes per participant
Karolinska Sleepiness Scale (KSS) score
Tidsramme: Upon waking, at each of 3-4 post-night-shift sleep episodes per participant

Self-rated state sleepiness at waking, measured using the Karolinska Sleepiness Scale, a brief single-item scale validated in shift-work populations.

Unit of Measure: Score on a scale of 1 (extremely alert) to 9 (extremely sleepy, fighting sleep); higher scores indicate greater sleepiness (worse outcome)

Upon waking, at each of 3-4 post-night-shift sleep episodes per participant
Sleep Onset Latency
Tidsramme: Time Frame: Each post-night-shift sleep episode, up to 4 episodes per participant

Wearable-derived time from lights-out to sleep onset, where supported by the participant's device.

Unit of Measure: Minutes

Time Frame: Each post-night-shift sleep episode, up to 4 episodes per participant
Incidence of Skin Irritation and Adverse Events Associated with Patch Use
Tidsramme: Time Frame: From first patch application through study completion, up to 8 weeks

Frequency and severity of skin irritation and other adverse events (e.g., headache, dizziness) associated with wear of either the Active or Sham REM Patch, captured via daily/episode adherence checks and adverse event reporting.

Unit of Measure: Number of adverse events

Time Frame: From first patch application through study completion, up to 8 weeks
Wake After Sleep Onset (WASO)
Tidsramme: Time Frame: Each post-night-shift sleep episode, up to 4 episodes per participant

Wearable-derived total wake time after initial sleep onset, where supported by the participant's device.

Unit of Measure: Minutes

Time Frame: Each post-night-shift sleep episode, up to 4 episodes per participant
Respiratory Rate During Sleep
Tidsramme: Time Frame: Each post-night-shift sleep episode, up to 4 episodes per participant

Wearable-derived average respiratory rate during the sleep episode, where supported by the participant's device.

Unit of Measure: Breaths per minute

Time Frame: Each post-night-shift sleep episode, up to 4 episodes per participant
Peripheral Oxygen Saturation (SpO₂) During Sleep
Tidsramme: Time Frame: Each post-night-shift sleep episode, up to 4 episodes per participant

Wearable-derived average SpO₂ during the sleep episode, where supported by the participant's device.

Unit of Measure: Percentage

Time Frame: Each post-night-shift sleep episode, up to 4 episodes per participant
Device-Reported Stress Score
Tidsramme: Time Frame: Each post-night-shift sleep episode, up to 4 episodes per participant

Proprietary wearable-derived stress index, where supported by the participant's device; scoring scale is device-specific.

Unit of Measure: Score on device-specific scale

Time Frame: Each post-night-shift sleep episode, up to 4 episodes per participant

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Studer hoveddatoer

Studiestart (Faktiske)

15. mai 2026

Primær fullføring (Antatt)

1. oktober 2026

Studiet fullført (Antatt)

1. oktober 2026

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først innsendt

19. august 2026

Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

21. august 2026

Først lagt ut (Faktiske)

25. august 2026

Oppdateringer av studieposter

Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Faktiske)

25. august 2026

Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

21. august 2026

Sist bekreftet

1. august 2026

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Begreper knyttet til denne studien

Andre studie-ID-numre

  • REST-001

Plan for individuelle deltakerdata (IPD)

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NEI

IPD-planbeskrivelse

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Individual participant data will not be shared. This is a small Phase 1 feasibility study (N=20) conducted within a narrowly defined population (NHS doctors on night-shift rotations in the UK), where the limited sample size and specificity of the population create a meaningful risk of participant re-identification, even after de-identification. Data collected are intended solely to assess feasibility and generate preliminary effect-size estimates to inform the design of a future randomized controlled trial, consistent with the scope of participant consent obtained for this study. Data will be handled in accordance with UK GDPR, including data minimization and pseudonymization safeguards.

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