Participants are currently being sought for a  clinical trial of a new medication for the treatment of insomnia.  Click here for more information.
Good Sleep Habits
The following guidelines were established by the American Sleep Disorders Association. The guidelines can be helpful in alleviating all types of sleep disorders and will help most people sleep well:
Get up about the same time every day.
Go to bed only when sleepy.
Establish relaxing pre-sleep rituals such as a warm bath, light bedtime snack, or 10 minutes of reading.
Exercise regularly. Confine vigorous exercise to early hours, at least six hours before bedtime, and do mild exercise—such as simple stretching or walking—at least four hours prior to bedtime.
Keep a regular schedule. Regular times for meals, medications, chores, and other activities help keep the inner clock running smoothly.
Avoid ingestion of caffeine within six hours of bedtime. Don't drink alcohol, especially when sleepy. Even a small dose of alcohol can have a potent effect when combined with tiredness.
Avoid smoking close to bedtime.
Try to nap at the same time every day; mid-afternoon is the best time for most people.
Avoid sleeping pills, or use them conservatively. Most doctors avoid prescribing sleeping pills for periods longer than three weeks. Do not drink alcohol while taking sleeping pills.

Contact Us
The address of this website is: www.njsleephelp.com
For additional information or to make an appointment, please contact the center.
Phone: 973-926-6668
email:
MKaretzky@sbhcs.com

    




The Newark Sleep Disorders Center is the oldest and most experienced nationally certified sleep center in New Jersey. Since its inception in 1978, more than 15,000 patients have been diagnosed and treated.

A leader in sleep disorders medicine, the center was the first in New Jersey to be fully accredited by the American Sleep Disorders Association (ASDA). It has the only nationally certified training program for sleep physicians in New Jersey. The center conducts extensive, ongoing investigation into sleep abnormalities. This research has been published in leading medical journals and has been presented at major sleep symposia throughout the United States.

The center evaluates and treats all sleep disturbances, including the following conditions and symptoms:

 
The center is staffed by ASDA - accredited sleep physicians and certified sleep technologists. There are on-staff consultants in neurology, psychiatry, cardiology, and otorhinolaryngology. Counseling and support services are available.

In addition to heading the Sleep Disorders Center, Dr. Karetzky also directs the departments of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.  More about the director.  

 



After consultation with, and comprehensive evaluation by, a sleep specialist, each patient is diagnosed and appropriate therapy is determined. As part of the consultation and evaluation, a sleep study may be performed during a period of one or two nights. Hospitalization is not required; overnight tests are completed by 7 am. During a sleep study, the patient is monitored by painless, noninvasive technology.

A sleep test (polysomnogram) simultaneously records heart rate, brain waves, breathing, oxygenation, and eye and leg movement. Treatment for a sleep disorder may include a prescription for a device to aid the patient's breathing while sleeping, medication, or light therapy as well as neuropsychiatric interventions, including biofeedback. If indicated, referral to or consultations with other specialists might be recommended to aid in diagnosis and treatment.



The staff of the Sleep Disorders Center (three attending physicians and three study coordinators), under the direction of Dr. Karetzky, has been conducting research and clinical trials for over 25 years in sleep medicine, pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine, internal medicine, and nutritional support.

Pharmaceutical-company-sponsored Phase I, II, III, and IV clinical trials have been and are taking place in the following areas: narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, adult respiratory distress syndrome, pneumonia, bronchitis, heart failure, sepsis, bacteremia, candidemia, and sinusitis.

Other areas of investigation include, chronic fatigue syndrome, insomnia with obesity, obesity, pulmonary embolisms, cardiopulmonary diagnostic exercise, pancreatitis, and rhinitis.

For further information on current research and clinical trials, please contact the center.

 

Current Clinical Trial

  
 
The Newark Sleep Disorders Center is recruiting participants for a clinical trial of a new medication for the treatment of insomnia, specifically for those who wake up in the middle of the night and have difficulty falling back to sleep.

The effects of the medication will be compared with those of a placebo in a double-blind randomized study.  Participants will be required to visit the center five times over six to eight weeks.  Overnight monitoring is not required.

Requirements: Participants must be in good health, be between the ages of 18 and 64, and the insomnia must have pre-existed for at least three months.

Those taking part may be paid for their participation. 

To determine eligibility or for more information, please contact Medesta Rembert or Dr. Li at 973-926-8204 or email the center. 		 

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