Could a ring on your finger replace the sleep lab?
NCT ID NCT06255613
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether a wearable ring and a small body sensor can accurately diagnose sleep-disordered breathing, including sleep apnea. About 79 adults with suspected sleep apnea will wear the devices during an overnight sleep lab test. The goal is to see if the ring's readings match the standard sleep study results, potentially offering a more convenient way to diagnose sleep problems at home.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Belun Ring and Belun Cor body sensor (wearable devices)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a simpler, at-home way to diagnose sleep apnea without needing an overnight stay in a sleep lab.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 79 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The device may not be as accurate as the gold-standard lab test.
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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 79 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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 80 years
- 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: * Provision of signed informed consent form. * Clinically assessed and suspicious for OSA with a STOP-Bang score ≥ 3. Exclusion Criteria: * Full night PAP titration study. * On home O2, noninvasive ventilator, diaphragmatic pacing, or any form of a nerve stimulator. * Having atrial fibrillation-flutter, pacemaker/defibrillator, left ventricular assist device (LVAD), or status post cardiac transplantation. * Recent hospitalization or recent surgery in the past 30 days. * Unstable cardiopulmonary status on the night of the study judged to be unsafe for sleep study by the sleep tech and/or the on-call sleep physician. If a participant did not sleep for at least 4 hours of technically valid sleep based on the Belun Ring method for diagnostic assessments, or a minimum of 3 hours of technically valid sleep during the diagnostic phase of a split-night study, the patient will be excluded from statistical analysis.
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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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UH Geauga Health Center Services
Chardon, Ohio, 44024, United States
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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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