Sleep Lab
The Sleep Laboratory is equipped with state-of-the art facilities and equipment for monitoring overnight sleep studies and daytime nap studies. The area includes the following:
- Three furnished private bedrooms – Furnished bedrooms with a single bed, closet, recliner chair, desk and chair, as well as a sink.
- Control room – A monitoring room with a set-up area, and computers for data acquisition and monitoring of each bedroom.
- Bathroom – A bathroom with shower facilities.
- Multifunctional area with kitchenette – A room for data analysis, space for meetings, storage space for equipment and supplies.
- Consultation room – A general interview and examination room with equipment for clinical assessment, a computer, and freezer for short-term storage of biological samples.
List of services
The integration of this laboratory within the School of Health allows the unique opportunity to combine sleep assessments with a wide array of measurements and interventions such as medical imaging, nutrition, and physical activity, including:
- Actigraphy for motion and sleep/wake measurements over extended periods
- Audio-video recording of sleep/wake behavior
- Cardiorespiratory sleep studies for assessment and quantification of respiratory effort, oximetry, ECG
- Daytime nap studies (electroencephalogram, EEG/PSG)
- Heart rate and electrocardiographic (ECG) studies with distribution over sleep periods
- Overnight sleep studies (polysomnography, PSG)
- Oximetry recordings and screenings
Note: The School of Health Sleep Lab is a “research only” laboratory. As such, we are not permitted to carry out “clinical” sleep studies (e.g., apnea, narcolepsy, periodic leg movements, etc.) or to diagnose and follow patients.