Can a bed that changes temperature deepen your sleep?
NCT ID NCT04257825
First seen Sep 15, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers want to know if using a temperature-controlled mattress pad changes sleep quality and deep sleep. The study includes people who already own a Chili Sleep System and an Oura Ring. For two out of four weeks, participants stop using the pad while wearing the ring and answering sleep questionnaires. The goal is to see how the pad affects sleep duration and depth.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a temperature-controlled mattress pad that cools or warms the bed
- What this could lead to
- If the pad helps, it could offer a simple way for people to improve deep sleep without medication.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, short study in people who already own the device, so the results may not apply to everyone. Sleep changes can also come from other factors.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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133 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2019
- Finished
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Feb 2020
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * has a chili sleep system * has an Oura Ring Exclusion Criteria: * medically treatable issue * recent injury * expected significant travel over study period
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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ProofPilot (Virtual Study: https://p.proofpilot.com)
New York, New York, 10003, United States
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