Could a week of home monitoring beat a single night in the lab for sleep apnea?
NCT ID NCT03819361
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether monitoring oxygen levels at home for 14 nights gives a more accurate diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea than the standard single-night test in a hospital. Researchers enrolled 130 adults with suspected sleep apnea. They compared results from home monitoring with the in-hospital sleep study to see if multiple nights reduce false positives and false negatives. The goal is to improve how sleep apnea is diagnosed and treated.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- pulse-oximetry (home sleep monitoring device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that home monitoring over multiple nights gives a more accurate diagnosis of sleep apnea than a single-night hospital test.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with 130 participants. It only tests diagnostic accuracy, not treatment outcomes, so the real-world impact on patient care is uncertain.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital Zurich
Zurich, Canton of Zurich, 8091, Switzerland
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