Application of down-phase targeted auditory stimulation during sleep in a home setting: A feasibility study across seven consecutive nights
Our results demonstrate the successful implementation of down-PTAS in a home setting, confirming its feasibility for long-term, unsupervised use. The K-complex-like auditory evoked response may mask potential reductions in lSWA during ON windows, posing a scientific analytical challenge. Taken together, future clinical research should now assess the effects of down-PTAS in depressed patients, in whom reducing lSWA may partly mimic sleep deprivation.
Authors
- Christoph Schmid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4453-8403)
- Giulia Da Poian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8960-1077)
- Cristina Gallego Vázquez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0384-0534)
- Corinne Eicher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4089-2456)
- Hans‐Peter Landolt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0887-9403)
- Erich Seifritz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7311-4426)
- Golo Kronenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5310-9849)
- Reto Huber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1400-9466)
Institutions
- University of Zurich (CH)
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- University Children's Hospital Zurich (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sleep Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2025.106830
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.43