I need a reliable actigraphy for a sleep deprivation study. Indeed participants should stay awake in the night and I want to monitor if they dont fall sleep. For this purpose I want to use actigraphy. Please suggest some scientifically valid brands.
I think that Actiwatch Spectrum PRO is a good choice for your research.
What is also important to take into account is the sensitivity threshold setting of your actigraph device (high, medium, low, automatic). I also recommend to conduct a videosomnography if polysomnography is not possible because, as you may know, actigraph devices over- or underestimate some sleep parameters. I would recommend Motionwatch.
Any of the devices in Philips Actiwatch line of products are well validated. Our lab uses the Actiwatch Spectrum Pro device.
Daniel Paul Sullivan Enise Yavuz-Kodat Areti Batzikosta Many thanks for your suggestions.
As well as Actiwatch, Actigraph GTX3 has been used in many large research studies and is well validated. I agree adding video monitoring will improve the rigor of your study as really the best way to monitor sleep in a sleep deprivation study is by EEG as this picks up microsleep.
My suggestion is ActiGraph wGT3X-BT, inexpensive and useful Actigraph.
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