Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT)
This is a series of nap studies that are performed primarily during the day and followed after your sleep study. The first nap will begin generally 1.5-2 hours after you are awakened from your sleep study with the following naps occurring two hours thereafter. These naps are “opportunities” for you to “remain awake”. This is a standardized test to justify your level of alertness/wakefulness (for employment reasons).
Some of the monitoring devices that were placed on you for the sleep study will be removed.
After these devices have been removed, you are to change into your “daytime clothes”.
You will either be sitting up in bed or sitting in a chair in a dark room and you are to try to remain “awake” for a period of 40 minutes for each nap.
During this 40 minute period you are not allowed to stimulate yourself in any manner (pinching yourself, singing, etc.).
In between each nap study, you are to stay out of the bed and try to remain awake. We will provide you with a breakfast and lunch tray.
You are not allowed to have any caffeinated beverages during the day.
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