Clinical research
The clinical trial at Hôtel-Dieu, Paris
Run from March to December 2023 in patients with chronic insomnia. The results are published in the international journal Sleep Medicine.
Results
What changed
- +18.9 min
- More total sleep, on average
- +2.3%
- More REM sleep, on average
- −16.6 min
- Earlier REM onset (proof-of-concept study)
- 8+ / 10
- Rated by every participant, out of 10
Listening to your own brain waves sound enhances your sleep quality and quantity. Aloulou, A. et al. Sleep Medicine 2025;136:106755
Léger, D. et al. Data at myWaves, Computational Neuroscience
Study design
Where, who, and what was tested
- Site
- Centre for Sleep and Vigilance, Hôtel-Dieu Hospital (AP-HP), Paris
- Led by
- Dr Damien Léger
- Period
- March to December 2023
- Participants
- Patients with chronic insomnia
- Tested
- The effect of sleep-inducing sounds generated from participants' own brainwaves
- The centre
- Over 25 years of epidemiological research into sleep disorders across France, Europe and the United States, performing more than 3,000 sleep studies a year.
- Published in
- Sleep Medicine, the official journal of the World Sleep Society and the International Pediatric Sleep Association
Reading it
What these figures mean
What was measured matters more than how large the number looks.
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Total sleep time +18.9 min
Participants slept 18.9 minutes longer on average. Not dramatic, but obtained without medication and without changing how anyone lived.
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REM sleep +2.3%
The proportion of REM sleep, the dreaming stage, rose by 2.3% on average. REM is associated with memory consolidation and emotional processing.
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REM onset 16.6 min earlier
In the proof-of-concept study, participants entered REM sleep an average of 16.6 minutes sooner.
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Every participant rated it 8+
All participants rated the experience 8 out of 10 or higher. Subjective, but it is the measure that predicts whether anyone keeps using something.
Limits
What this trial does not show
- myWaves is not an approved medical device and is not covered by health insurance.
- On time to fall asleep, some participants did settle faster, but the evidence is not strong enough to confirm the effect. myWaves makes no claim about it.
- myWaves is not a sleeping pill and is not intended to treat sleep disorders.
- No long-term clinical study has been conducted. No adverse effects have been reported, but long-term data does not exist.
For clinics and physicians
How to work from PSG or HST EDF recordings you already hold, and what the clinic platform provides.