TipTraQ Home Sleep Test Validation Study, VGH
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- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Basic parameters: from 20 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Taiwan
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Validation of a Medical-grade Wearable Device with Interpretable Artificial Intelligence System for the Obstructive Sleep Apnea-hypopnea Syndrome (OSAHS) Evaluation
Overview
A validation study has been designed to assess the performance of a home sleep test device, TipTraQ, for screening sleep apnea. The study involves participants wearing the TipTraQ device on their fingertip during a traditional sleep test, known as polysomnography (PSG), conducted in a sleep center. The performance of the device will then be evaluated by comparing the results from the TipTraQ system with those from the traditional sleep test.
Detailed description
This clinical study is designed to validate TipTraQ, a new sleep screening device developed by PranaQ, for the detection of Sleep Breathing Disorders (SBD), including obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). Given the high prevalence of undiagnosed OSAHS and the cumbersome nature of traditional polysomnography (PSG) - which involves multiple sensors and specialist interpretation - there is a pressing need for more accessible screening tools. TipTraQ aims to meet this need through a wearable device that utilizes photoplethysmography (PPG) and an accelerometer to monitor essential physiological parameters during sleep. This information is then analyzed by an interpretable artificial intelligence (AI) system to estimate key indicators of sleep health such as SpO2, total sleep time (TST), oxygen desaturation index (ODI), and apnea-hypopnea index (AHI).
The study is open-label and non-randomized, planning to recruit 125 subjects. Participants will use the TipTraQ device alongside a companion mobile app, with data analysis supported by AI technology hosted on a cloud server. The primary goal is to assess the accuracy of the TipTraQ system by comparing its output against the gold standard PSG annotations made by sleep experts.
This initiative represents a significant step towards simplifying and democratizing the screening process for sleep disorders, potentially enabling early detection and treatment for a larger segment of the population, thus mitigating personal health risks and broader societal impacts of undiagnosed SBD.
Primary outcome measures
- Oxygen Desaturation Index(ODI) [Time frame: From the start of a single polysomnography study to the end of the recording. Time range from 4hour up to 10 hour.]
- Apnea Hypopnea Index(AHI) [Time frame: From the start of a single polysomnography study to the end of the recording. Time range from 4hour up to 10 hour.]
- Total Sleep Time(TST) [Time frame: From the start of a single polysomnography study to the end of the recording. Time range from 4hour up to 10 hour.]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
Subjects from the age of 20 and older that have an indication for an in-lab PSG study in the Duke University Hospital. The subject should be able to understand the study and sign the informed consent before being enrolled in the study. During the study period, the subject can withdraw from the study anytime.
Exclusion criteria
Subjects with the following medical conditions will be excluded from this study:
- Heart transplant
- Heart failure, New Youk Heart Association (NYHA) classification III or IV
- Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) categorization 3 or 4
- Chronic opioid medication user Devastating Severe strokes, with the modified Rankin score (mRS)≥4
- Tracheostomy
- Incapable of comprehending and signing the informed consent and questionnaires, including but not limited to subjects with severe Alzheimers, unconscious by head trauma, or of someone with limited mental capacity Cannot correctly follow the order to use the TipTraQ device
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-only
Study locations
Taiwan · 1 center
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital — Taipei
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06474390 · TipTraQ validation VGH