Sleep Lab

The Sleep Research Laboratory consists of a central monitoring and equipment area with three adjoining private rooms and two bathrooms. Sleep can be recorded on three subjects simultaneously by means of the Embla system with Somnologica software (EMBLA, Colorado, USA)).

Actigraphs for recording physical activity (Philips/Respironics/Minimitter, Sun River, OR) and software for scoring the data into wake and sleep stages are available. Ambulatory physiologic monitors (Minimitter, Sunriver, OR) are available for simultaneous recording of physical activity, heart rate and body temperature. Software is available for scoring the activity data for sleep detection, and for cosinor analysis to derive circadian rhythm parameters of temperature data.

Using the Sleep Lab

To use the sleep lab, the lab aplication form must be submitted to the Office for Nursing Research to be reviewed by the Lab Research Advisory Committee. Please see the lab application form instructions on the main lab web page. To develop the cost of a sleep study, consult with the lab manager Ernie Tolentino etolenti@u.washington.edu for budget, policies and procedures.