Plain-English translation of NCT06586268 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This research study wants to understand what happens to sleep and breathing in people with obstructive sleep apnea (a condition where breathing stops and starts during sleep) after they have surgery under anesthesia. Researchers will use a simple wristwatch-like device to monitor your sleep stages and breathing patterns for three nights after your surgery to see how these are affected by the anesthesia and your condition.
After surgery, people with sleep apnea often have more breathing problems during sleep, but doctors don't fully understand why or how severe these changes are. This study aims to fill that gap so that care can be improved for sleep apnea patients recovering from surgery.
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You will wear a small, non-invasive wristwatch-like device called WatchPAT that monitors your breathing and sleep patterns. Monitoring starts within 30 minutes after you arrive in the recovery room on the day of surgery and continues through that first night. You will then wear the device again on nights two and three after surgery while you are on the hospital ward, with each measurement lasting about 8 to 10 hours. The device painlessly records your breathing incidents and oxygen levels throughout the night.
AI-generated summary from trial data · Jun 6, 2026 · Not medical advice
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