Could your phone diagnose sleep apnea? new trial aims to find out
NCT ID NCT06578390
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether a smartphone app called Apneal can accurately diagnose sleep apnea in adults who already need an overnight sleep test. About 500 participants will wear the app on their chest while also undergoing standard polysomnography at home. The goal is to see if the app can correctly classify sleep apnea severity and measure key breathing events.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Apneal smartphone app (device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a convenient, at-home way to diagnose sleep apnea without needing a full sleep lab visit.
- What could go wrong
- The app is still being tested against standard methods, and its accuracy may not match lab-based testing. The trial is not yet complete, so results are uncertain.
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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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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2026
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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Individuals, male or female, aged 18 years or older (no upper age limit). * Individuals for whom polysomnography (PSG) is indicated as part of routine care, regardless of the specific indication. * Individuals with a reported total sleep time of at least 6 hours, in accordance with AASM recommendations for PSG analysis. * Individuals affiliated with social security or benefiting from a similar system, if applicable, in accordance with local regulations. * Voluntary individuals who have provided oral and written consent after being informed by the research investigator. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals with an active implantable medical device (e.g., electronic cardiac implant, neurophysiological electrical stimulator). * Individuals with a chest deformity that prevents proper placement of the smartphone on the chest. * Individuals with uncontrolled psychiatric disorders that prevent them from giving full consent to the study. * Individuals unable to understand or speak the official language of the research center. * Individuals currently excluded from another protocol or participating in another interventional research study. * Vulnerable persons or adults under legal protection, including pregnant or breastfeeding women, persons deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision, individuals hospitalized without consent, or admitted for purposes other than research (Articles L1121-5 to L1121-8 of the French Public Health Code).
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
11 sites. 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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cabinet de médecine du sommeil - Cabsom
RECRUITINGMulhouse, 68200, France
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Cabinet privé du Dr. Wanono
RECRUITINGReims, 51100, France
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Centre Clinical
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSoyaux, 16800, France
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Centre de pneumologie et sommeil
RECRUITINGAix-en-Provence, 13290, France
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Centre du sommeil d'Antony
RECRUITINGAntony, 92160, France
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Clinique du Renaison
RECRUITINGRoanne, 42300, France
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Institut médical du sommeil
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGParis, 75116, France
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Pôle d'Exploration des Apnées du Sommeil de la Nouvelle Clinique Bel-Air
RECRUITINGBordeaux, 33200, France
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Somnidoc
RECRUITINGRoanne, 42300, France
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SomnoLab - Millénaire
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMontpellier, 34000, France
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Somnology
RECRUITINGParis, 75015, France
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