Could a Jaw-Movement tracker replace sleep apnea tests?
NCT ID NCT07269483
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a wearable device called Sunrise that tracks small jaw movements during sleep to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). About 100 adults referred to a sleep clinic will use Sunrise alongside standard tests like oximetry or WatchPAT. Researchers want to see if Sunrise leads to faster, clearer decisions about treatment or discharge compared to current methods.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Sunrise device (submandibular wearable for overnight sleep studies)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, Sunrise could offer a simpler, more accurate way to diagnose sleep apnea, reducing the need for multiple tests and speeding up treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (100 participants) comparing a new device to existing tools. The Sunrise results are not used for actual patient care here, so real-world benefits are still unproven.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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 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: * • Adults (aged ≥18 years old) referred with suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnoea * Patient has capacity to provide informed consent * Patient has access to a smartphone with Bluetooth and WiFi or internet data to download the Sunrise app and to transmit the Sunrise results to the Sunrise portal. UHBW Trust Wi-Fi available to the patient at equipment collection and return if needed. * Willing and able to comply with the study-specific procedures * Ability to read and comprehend English or understand simple device user instructions with guided pictures in English. Exclusion Criteria: * • Suspected diagnosis of a sleep disorder other than OSA (including central sleep apnoea, parasomnias, narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnia) * Suspected chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure (history of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure, raised CO2 or serum bicarbonate) * Patients with unstable cardiovascular disease or non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy * Patients with beards who are unwilling to shave the area below their lip (the soul patch) * Patients with conditions affecting the rotation of the condyle in the temporo-mandibular joint * Unable to consent or lacks capacity to provide informed consent * In-patient referrals * Unwilling or unable to comply with the study-specific procedures. * Patients who have requested in their medical notes not to be involved in research or not to receive digital communication
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGBristol, South West, Bs2 8HW, United Kingdom
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