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Can a smart home program help with severe sleep apnea and obesity?
NCT ID NCT05343000
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a home-based lifestyle program for people with severe obstructive sleep apnea and severe obesity. The program used a tablet and sensors to track sleep, diet, and exercise, along with regular calls from a health coach. The goal was to see if people could use the system at home and if it helped improve their health and quality of life. Only 17 people took part, and the main focus was on whether the technology was easy to use.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- home-based pulmonary rehabilitation system with health coaching
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer a practical, non-surgical way to help people with severe sleep apnea and obesity manage their condition at home.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very small, early feasibility study with only 17 participants. It focused on whether people could use the technology, not on whether it actually improves sleep apnea or weight loss.
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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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17 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- 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 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: * Adult patients, 18 years of age or older. * Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and obesity (BMI \> or = to 35). Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals \< 18 years of age. * Patients with an inability to provide good data or follow commands (patients who are disoriented, have a severe neurologic or psychiatric condition).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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