New software aims to take the guesswork out of CPAP settings
NCT ID NCT07400861
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new software tool called Pressure Match that helps doctors set personalized minimum and maximum pressure levels on CPAP machines for people newly diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea. The tool uses patient data like weight, gender, and severity of apnea to recommend settings, aiming to reduce the need for manual adjustments. The trial will compare the tool's recommendations to standard default settings in 90 new CPAP users to see if it works just as well.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CPAP device with personalized pressure settings via Pressure Match software tool
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this tool could make starting CPAP therapy easier and more comfortable for new users, potentially improving adherence.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early trial (90 people) testing non-inferiority, not superiority. The tool may not significantly improve outcomes over standard settings.
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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 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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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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: * Patients willing to give written informed consent * Patients who can read and comprehend English * Patients who are ≥ 18 years of age * Patients newly diagnosed with OSA (AHI ≥ 5) and indicated for CPAP therapy. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have previously used PAP therapy * Patients who require a bilevel device * Patients who are or may be pregnant * Patients with a preexisting lung disease/ condition that would predispose them to pneumothorax (for example: COPD, lung cancer; fibrosis of the lungs; recent (\< 2years) case of pneumonia or lung infection; lung injury * Patients whose physician has dictated specific therapy settings (e.g. fixed pressure CPAP, or specific AutoSet minimum and/ or maximum settings)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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West Australian Sleep Disorders Research Institute
Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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