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Your phone could flag sleep apnea while you sleep
NCT ID NCT07809633
First seen Sep 09, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Obstructive sleep apnea is common but often undiagnosed, and standard sleep tests can be slow to access. Researchers are studying Apneal Dx, a CE-marked smartphone app that uses the phone's sensors worn on the chest to record breathing during sleep. The study follows adults in five European countries who use the app in routine care, checking how often recordings work and how closely the app's severity rating matches a doctor's final diagnosis from a standard sleep test.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Apneal Dx, a smartphone-based software device that measures breathing during sleep
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, at-home way to flag sleep apnea earlier and reduce the wait for a formal sleep test.
- What could go wrong
- The study observes how the device performs in routine care rather than testing it in a controlled experiment, so real-world results may vary. A phone-based screen cannot replace a full sleep study, and some cases may still be missed or falsely flagged.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
Adults with sleep complaints using the CE-marked Apneal Dx software as a medical device within its intended purpose, at home and in routine clinical practice, in France, Spain, Italy, Great Britain and Germany. The entire eligible active user base is solicited; no selection, sampling, stratification or quota is applied.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Aged 18 years or over * Uses Apneal Dx within its intended purpose in France, Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom or Germany * Has completed at least one recording generating a night report * Has received the study information notice * Has given the in-app agreement to take part Exclusion Criteria: * Under 18 years of age * Adult under legal protection Both exclusion criteria are applied by design through an application eligibility rule.
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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.
How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mitral SAS
Charenton-le-Pont, 94220, France
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