This systematic review provides an overview of the use of medical hypnosis for non-rapid eye movement parasomnias. It aims to describe the hypnotic inductions and suggestions applied in this context and assess their reported effectiveness. From a total of 427 articles identified through a comprehensive search of major medical databases, 24 studies met inclusion criteria. The majority were individual case reports or small case series, with only one study using a controlled design. Across these studies, 348 individuals with non-rapid eye movement parasomnias were described, with 148 receiving treatments with hypnosis. A positive clinical response was reported in approximately 82.6 % of these treated cases. However, the overall quality of evidence was low, with most studies offering limited methodological robustness and lacking standardized outcome measures. The hypnotic induction and suggestion techniques varied widely, yet general suggestions aimed at improving sleep quality were more frequently reported than specific ones targeting parasomnia features. Nevertheless, the more specific suggestions seemed to have better outcomes. This review suggests that hypnosis could be a promising therapeutic option. However, further, well-designed trials are required, including objective outcome evaluation, and standardized, targeted hypnotic approaches developed collaboratively between sleep and hypnosis specialists.
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Pub Date : 2025-12-13DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2025.102226
Alicia Chung , Laurel Deaton , Jennifer Miller , Ashley Nechyba , Jenny Liu , Menessa Metayer , Tayla von Ash , Michelle Thompson , Shayla K. Shorter , Dorice Vieira , Azizi A. Seixas , Girardin Jean-Louis
Introduction
We examined the landscape of early childhood sleep health interventions that utilized digital tools designed for parents to improve sleep health outcomes during early childhood, (ages 3–8).
Methods
We performed a scoping review of peer-reviewed articles published from inception to April 2025 from the following databases: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, Engineering Village, Global Health, citation searching, and others. Two medical science librarians conducted the extensive literature search, with strategies detailed at [osf.io/74hba]. This study was guided by the implementation science outcomes framework.
Results
Twenty-one articles met the final inclusion criteria. Included studies reported clinical sleep, behavioral and/or implementation science outcomes. Implementation science outcomes primarily focused on acceptability, appropriateness and feasibility of pediatric digital sleep and family-based tools. Mobile apps were most prominently used, followed by websites and telehealth. Websites contributed to improved child sleep duration, sleep onset, sleep efficiency, daytime sleepiness and reduced night wakings. Mobile apps reported the aforementioned child sleep outcomes, as well as improvements in parent mental health and daytime functioning.
Conclusions
Digital sleep health tools have the potential to ameliorate sleep problems in young children. Digital interventions may improve sleep and wellbeing in the family unit.
前言:我们研究了儿童早期睡眠健康干预措施的现状,这些干预措施利用为父母设计的数字工具来改善儿童早期(3-8岁)的睡眠健康结果。方法我们对从成立到2025年4月发表的同行评议文章进行了范围审查,这些文章来自以下数据库:PubMed、Embase、Web of Science、MEDLINE、Cochrane Library、Engineering Village、Global Health、引文搜索等。两位医学图书管理员进行了广泛的文献检索,详细策略见[osf.io/74hba]。本研究以实施科学成果框架为指导。结果21篇文章符合最终纳入标准。纳入的研究报告了临床睡眠、行为和/或实施科学的结果。实施科学成果主要集中在儿童数字睡眠和基于家庭的工具的可接受性、适当性和可行性上。使用最多的是移动应用程序,其次是网站和远程医疗。网站有助于改善儿童的睡眠时间、睡眠开始、睡眠效率、白天嗜睡和减少夜间醒来。移动应用程序报告了上述儿童的睡眠结果,以及父母心理健康和白天功能的改善。结论数字睡眠健康工具具有改善幼儿睡眠问题的潜力。数字干预可能会改善家庭的睡眠和健康。
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Pub Date : 2025-12-11DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2025.102224
Lorenz Grolig , Hanna Brückner , Hannah Heimes , Claudia Buntrock , Christin Hempeler , Kai Spiegelhalder , Dirk Lehr
The Declaration of Helsinki (DoH) provides guidance on the choice of comparators in clinical trials, stating that new treatments must be compared against the best proven treatment. This systematic review examines whether research on a new treatment – internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (iCBT-I) – has adhered to these DoH requirements. A systematic literature search for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) testing iCBT-I in clinical samples was conducted following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. To identify the gold standard treatment, national guidelines were analyzed for all countries where published research on iCBT-I had been conducted.
After screening, 32 RCTs and seven guidelines for 12 countries were included. Almost all guidelines recommend face-to-face CBT-I as the gold standard, but only four (12.5 %) of the RCTs used this gold standard as a comparator. None of the other trials explained why they did not follow the DoH's recommendation.
The majority of clinical trials did not compare iCBT-I against the gold standard. As the DoH is intended to guide clinical research ethics, this low level of adherence is remarkable, and it raises uncertainty for patients, therapists, and policymakers about the effectiveness of iCBT-I compared to the gold standard treatment.
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Pub Date : 2025-12-11DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2025.102225
Yansu He , Shuting Wang , Tianhang Zhang , Yuxuan Gu , Zuyao Yang , Linying Wu , Kin Fai Ho
The contribution of air pollution to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) remains unclear. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the impact of air pollution across different exposure windows on OSA and examined effect modifiers. Pubmed, Web of Science, and Embase were searched from inception to September 2024. Meta-analyses synthesized risk estimates using fixed- or random-effects models with I2 heterogeneity assessment. Certainty of evidence was assessed using the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation) approach. Of 5196 potential papers, 20 studies were included, with 13 eligible for meta-analysis. High-certainty evidence indicated that each 10 μg/m3 increase in short- and long-term PM2.5 exposure was associated with a 2.25 % (95 % CI: 1.10 to 3.41) and 13.33 % (95 % CI: 9.85 to 16.80) increase in apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), respectively. For NO2, each 10 ppb increase in short- and long-term exposure was associated with a 2.92 % (95 % CI: 1.29 to 4.54) and 8.93 % (95 % CI: 2.06 to 15.79) increase in AHI, with high- and moderate-certainty evidence, respectively. Medium-term PM2.5 and NO2 exposure were also associated with AHI, although with low certainty. No significant associations were observed for PM10 and O3. Exposure to PM2.5 and NO2, but not PM10 or O3, was associated with OSA severity.
空气污染对阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停(OSA)的影响尚不清楚。本系统综述和荟萃分析评估了不同暴露窗口的空气污染对OSA的影响,并检查了影响调节剂。Pubmed, Web of Science和Embase从成立到2024年9月进行了搜索。荟萃分析使用固定或随机效应模型综合风险估计,并进行I2异质性评估。证据的确定性采用GRADE(建议评估、发展和评价分级)方法进行评估。在5196篇潜在论文中,纳入了20篇研究,其中13篇符合meta分析的条件。高确定性证据表明,短期和长期PM2.5暴露每增加10 μg/m3,呼吸暂停低通气指数(AHI)分别增加2.25% (95% CI: 1.10至3.41)和13.33% (95% CI: 9.85至16.80)。对于二氧化氮,短期和长期暴露每增加10 ppb, AHI分别增加2.92% (95% CI: 1.29至4.54)和8.93% (95% CI: 2.06至15.79),具有高确定性和中等确定性的证据。中期PM2.5和NO2暴露也与AHI相关,尽管确定性较低。PM10和O3没有明显的相关性。暴露于PM2.5和NO2,而不是PM10或O3,与OSA严重程度相关。
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Pub Date : 2025-12-01DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2025.102213
Luciano F. Drager
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Pub Date : 2025-12-01DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2025.102211
Wenxin Bao, Rong Ren, Xiangdong Tang, Ye Zhang
{"title":"Forecasting the burden of insomnia: A call to action","authors":"Wenxin Bao, Rong Ren, Xiangdong Tang, Ye Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.smrv.2025.102211","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.smrv.2025.102211","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49513,"journal":{"name":"Sleep Medicine Reviews","volume":"84 ","pages":"Article 102211"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145624132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-28DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2025.102212
Haitham Jahrami , Waqar Husain , Khaled Trabelsi , Thomas Penzel , Max Hirshkowitz , Javad Razjouyan , Ahmed S. BaHammam , Amir Sharafkhaneh
Background
Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly advanced in sleep medicine, offering innovative solutions for sleep disorder management. The integration of AI technologies presents unprecedented opportunities to address longstanding challenges in diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment.
Methods
This scoping review summarizes current AI applications in sleep medicine following PRISMA-ScR. A comprehensive search was conducted across various databases from inception to 2024, following PRISMA-ScR guidelines. Eligible studies included original AI research, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses focusing on sleep medicine.
Results
AI models for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) detection demonstrated accuracy between 85 % and 99 % in controlled settings, with outlier up to 99.9 %. Deep learning approaches for sleep staging and quality assessment match human expert performance. AI applications have extended to other disorders like insomnia and narcolepsy. Wearable technologies and non-contact sensors enable continuous monitoring outside laboratory settings, with some achieving sensitivity >96 % and specificity >97 % for OSA detection. Significant real-world validation gaps persist.
Conclusions
While AI shows transformative potential in sleep medicine, implementation challenges remain. Future research should prioritize multicenter validation, ethical governance, and culturally inclusive AI frameworks to ensure safe and equitable clinical translation. Addressing ethical considerations and standardizing methodological reporting are essential for widespread adoption of these technologies in clinical practice.
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Pub Date : 2025-11-22DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2025.102210
Dario Bottignole , Giulia Balella , Matteo Minetti , Luca Gambolò , Francesco Rausa , Giorgio Ughetti , Andrea Melpignano , Marcello Giuseppe Maggio , Liborio Parrino , Carlotta Mutti
Insomnia affects up to 50% of hospitalized patients and is strongly associated with longer hospital stays and higher mortality rates, especially among vulnerable individuals. Despite its prevalence, it's often overlooked in clinical practice and research. Our systematic review analyzed and compared pharmacological interventions for insomnia in hospitalized patients. We searched five major databases for randomized controlled trials published before January 2024. A total of 29 trials (1913 patients, mean age 58.4 ± 9.66) were finally included. Different drug classes were evaluated, including benzodiazepines, Z-drugs, melatonin receptor agonists, antidepressants, antihistamines, alpha-2 adrenergic agonists, and dietary supplements. We conducted a network meta-analysis on drugs' efficacy across subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, total sleep duration, and nocturnal awakenings. Notably, only a minority of studies focused on fragile populations, such as geriatric and critically ill patients. Results are also discussed according to potential moderating factors (i.e., gender, age, admission setting). Our review provides a framework for the pharmacologic treatment of insomnia disorder in inpatients. Differences in study methodologies limit the generalizability of findings, highlighting the urgent need for standardized research to fill existing gaps. We therefore propose a concise protocol to guide the design of future studies on this clinically important topic.
{"title":"Insomnia among hospitalized inpatients: A systematic review and network meta-analysis","authors":"Dario Bottignole , Giulia Balella , Matteo Minetti , Luca Gambolò , Francesco Rausa , Giorgio Ughetti , Andrea Melpignano , Marcello Giuseppe Maggio , Liborio Parrino , Carlotta Mutti","doi":"10.1016/j.smrv.2025.102210","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.smrv.2025.102210","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Insomnia affects up to 50% of hospitalized patients and is strongly associated with longer hospital stays and higher mortality rates, especially among vulnerable individuals. Despite its prevalence, it's often overlooked in clinical practice and research. Our systematic review analyzed and compared pharmacological interventions for insomnia in hospitalized patients. We searched five major databases for randomized controlled trials published before January 2024. A total of 29 trials (1913 patients, mean age 58.4 ± 9.66) were finally included. Different drug classes were evaluated, including benzodiazepines, Z-drugs, melatonin receptor agonists, antidepressants, antihistamines, alpha-2 adrenergic agonists, and dietary supplements. We conducted a network meta-analysis on drugs' efficacy across subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, total sleep duration, and nocturnal awakenings. Notably, only a minority of studies focused on fragile populations, such as geriatric and critically ill patients. Results are also discussed according to potential moderating factors (i.e., gender, age, admission setting). Our review provides a framework for the pharmacologic treatment of insomnia disorder in inpatients. Differences in study methodologies limit the generalizability of findings, highlighting the urgent need for standardized research to fill existing gaps. We therefore propose a concise protocol to guide the design of future studies on this clinically important topic.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49513,"journal":{"name":"Sleep Medicine Reviews","volume":"85 ","pages":"Article 102210"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2025-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145625383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-22DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2025.102209
Adam V. Benjafield , Emerson M. Wickwire
{"title":"Implementing strategies to address the global burden of insomnia","authors":"Adam V. Benjafield , Emerson M. Wickwire","doi":"10.1016/j.smrv.2025.102209","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.smrv.2025.102209","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49513,"journal":{"name":"Sleep Medicine Reviews","volume":"85 ","pages":"Article 102209"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2025-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145584160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-22DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2025.102205
Andrea Sanchez-Corzo , Zachary Loschinskey , Miguel Navarrete , Catalina A. Saini Ferron , Pankaj Pandey , Jesyin Lai , Belinda N. Mandrell , Zachary R. Abramson , Valerie McLaughlin Crabtree , Ranganatha Sitaram
Survivors of pediatric cancer are at high risk of long-term cognitive dysfunction. This problem is exacerbated as this population often reports poor sleep quality, which can negatively affect well-being. Sleep-related brain activity is known to influence cognitive development by regulating memory consolidation and cognitive functioning. However, the differences in sleep-related brain activity between healthy controls and pediatric cancer survivors are unclear. This review examines how sleep disturbances and cognitive impairments converge in survivors of childhood cancer, and proposes electrophysiology as a possible mechanistic bridge between these domains. We synthesize what is known from the general population and pediatric samples, highlight the critical need to investigate electrophysiological anomalies in pediatric cancer survivors, and suggest that neuromodulation techniques such as transcranial direct stimulation, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and sensory stimulation may be viable therapeutic interventions to enhance both sleep quality and cognitive function once possible anomalies are characterized in this population. Our review emphasizes the need for additional research to understand the complex relationship between sleep and cognition in pediatric cancer survivors to improve patient care and quality of life.
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