Remote care for sleep apnea may rival In-Person visits for blood pressure control
NCT ID NCT06064630
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether managing sleep apnea remotely with a breathing device (APAP) can lower blood pressure as well as traditional in-person care. Researchers enrolled 344 adults with suspected sleep apnea in Beijing. Participants were randomly assigned to either telemedicine-based or outpatient management. The main goal was to see if 24-hour blood pressure improved similarly in both groups.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Automatic continuous positive airway pressure (APAP) device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that remote care for sleep apnea is as effective as in-person visits for lowering blood pressure, making treatment more accessible.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed single-center trial, so results may not apply broadly. The study compares management methods, not a new treatment, so the impact is limited to care delivery.
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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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344 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Finished
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Nov 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 to 75 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: 1. Suspected OSA and recommended to sleep center for HSAT monitoring; 2. Voluntary and signed informed consent; 3. Access to the Internet, email and phone calls; 4. Lived in Beijing for the last three months (subjects randomly assigned to the outpatient treatment group were able to travel to and from the sleep center); 5. Fluent Chinese expression; Exclusion Criteria: 1. Blood pressure cuff should not be used (e.g., circumference of upper arm \> 55cm, history of breast cancer, structural lesions of upper limb); 2. Has been treated with a CPAP or oral appliance; 3. Cardiac insufficiency, NYHA classes III-IV; 4. Clear central sleep apnea (AHI≥15 times/hour, central events \> 50%); 5. Expected life span \< 2 years; 6. Pregnant women; 7. History of kidney failure or kidney transplantation; 8. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, use of wakefulness drugs; 9. Less than 5 hours of sleep per night on weekdays combined with other sleep problems (e.g., shift work, night shift, circadian rhythm disturbance); 10. Oxygen is needed when awake or sleeping; 11. Unstable condition: unstable angina pectoris, uncontrolled hypertension, severe COPD, tumor progression, or unstable mental illness;
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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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Peking University People's Hospital
Beijing, China
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