Uncovering the Biology of Sleep

Dim Light Melatonin Onset (DLMO) is an index to measure an individual’s circadian phase (biological clock) and a comprehensive assessment of circadian timing can help aid in the diagnosis of chronic sleep disruptions, as well as guide the timing of targeted treatment(s). Salimetrics’ sample collection protocol provides a flexible sampling schedule, based on the gold standard predictor of circadian timing, DLMO. However, since the timing of sleep issues fluctuates between days and individuals, melatonin levels may also be measured with varying schedules to determine an individual’s circadian phase at any time. Salimetrics has applied its expertise in saliva collection, handling, transport and CLIA-Certified laboratory processing to develop a HIPAA compliant, easy to use, patient-based system for an at-home or in-clinic circadian phase test.

Step 1: Sign Up

Fill out the quick form to let us know you’re interested in providing circadian phase assessments (DLMO, DLMOff, Melatonin Levels) to your patients. Once you sign up, a Salimetrics representative will schedule a quick introductory meeting and go over everything you need to get started.

Step 2: Refer Patients or Order Test Kits

Based on your preferences, you can set up an affiliate account to order Circadian Phase Collection Kits through your practice OR simply refer patients directly to biologyofsleep.com, and Salimetrics will handle payment processing and drop-ship collection kits directly to your patients.

Step 3: Get Results

After patients successfully complete their sample collection and ship samples back to Salimetrics CLIA-Certified Laboratory, you can automatically receive a copy of your patient results with your Practitioner Referral ID#, or receive results directly, if you have provided the Collection Kits through your practice. You can review an example of a real 7-sample circadian phase assessment for DLMO below.