ArticleAnnals of gastroenterology
Polysomnography shows sleep fragmentation in patients with inactive inflammatory bowel disease.
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- Systematic review: Individual-level factors and social determinants of health impacting sleep health in individuals with inflammatory bowel disease.Journal of advanced nursing · 2023Pooled it
- People with IBD evidence more microarousals during sleep architecture assessments.BMJ open gastroenterology · 2023Trial
- Sleep Architecture Screening in Hospitalized Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Prospective Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.Clinical and translational gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Sleep fragmentation frequency is associated with distinct immune, microbial, and barrier-related profiles in DSS-induced colitis in mice.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Sleep quality and associated factors in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a cross-sectional study.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Article
- Greater Fatigue and Reduced Neurocognitive Speed With Symptomatic Crohn's Disease.Crohn's & colitis 360 · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundInflammatory bowel disease (IBD), classified as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects the gastrointestinal tract. Fatigue is a common symptom of IBD, even in periods of inactive disease; however, the cause of this fatigue is unknown. Studies have suggested that altered sleep patterns may be associated with the fatigue experienced by IBD patients. The aim of our study was to assess the sleep quality of patients with inactive IBD who report fatigue.
methodsWe conducted a prospective observational pilot study that examined IBD outpatients with inactive disease who had complaints of fatigue. Upon enrolment, patients underwent Level 1 diagnostic polysomnography for one night to measure objective sleep parameters. Patients were also asked to complete 3 validated questionnaires to assess fatigue, depression levels, and subjective sleep quality.
resultsFifteen patients (7 with CD, 8 with UC) were enrolled in the study; their mean age was 38.6±11.6 years. IBD patients had a mean spontaneous arousal index of 20.0±9.7 arousals /h. Patients spent an average of 6.6%, 60.4%, 15.2%, and 17.9% of their total sleep time in stages N1, N2, N3 and rapid-eye-movement sleep, respectively. Four (26.7%) patients had obstructive sleep apnea, and 7 (46.7%) patients experienced periodic limb movements of sleep.
conclusionsPatients with IBD experienced altered sleep patterns and high rates of sleep fragmentation. Further research is needed to determine how poor sleep quality can be treated in patients with IBD.
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