Enrolling by invitationNo phase
Recovery and Early Sleep Tracking Using the SuperPatch REM Patch
Key facts
- Who runs it
- SuperPatch Limited LLC
- Where
- Birmingham, United KingdomSee the site
- Trial code
- Status
- Enrolling by invitation
- People taking part
- 20 people, planned
- Started
- 15 May 2026
- Planned end
- Oct 2026
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- SuperPatch REM Patch
- Sham REM Patch
- Record updated
- 25 August 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Can take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Adult doctors (≥18 years) working regular night shifts
- Able to provide informed consent and comply with remote study procedures
- Willing to wear a sleep-tracking wearable during the study period
- Willing to apply an adhesive study patch during designated post-shift sleep episodes
Who cannot take part
- Concurrent use of another device adhered to the body at the same site that could interfere with patch placement
- Known allergy/sensitivity to adhesives or significant dermatologic condition affecting patch placement
- Any condition judged by investigators to make participation unsafe or data uninterpretable (e.g., acute illness impacting sleep)
Where in United Kingdom
- Vichag LtdBirmingham, United KingdomNo longer taking part
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
A Phase 1 Feasibility Study of the SuperPatch REM Patch for Post-Night-Shift Sleep Recovery in NHS Doctors
The 2 groups in the trial
- Active REM Patch (Vibrotactile/Haptic)Existing treatment, for comparison
Participants apply the SuperPatch REM Patch, a drug-free vibrotactile (haptic) device, before post-night-shift sleep for 3-4 sleep episodes.
Treatment: SuperPatch REM Patch
- Sham REM Patch (Placebo)Sham treatment, for comparison
Participants apply a visually identical sham patch without vibrotactile technology, following the same timing and duration as the Active arm.
Treatment: Sham REM Patch
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Record updated
- 25 August 2026