Wearable bandage that tracks breathing, sleep, temperature, and cortisol
Development and use of SLEEPTRONIX for ambulatory assessment of sleep, temperature, and cortisol
A thin, bandage-like wearable will record breathing, brain activity, oxygen, temperature, and cortisol during sleep for people with suspected obstructive sleep apnea.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R21 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11096068 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would wear a low-profile adhesive sensor, like a bandage, overnight while sleeping at home. The device records brainwaves (EEG/EOG), airflow, blood oxygen (SpO2), skin temperature, and signals related to cortisol to capture breath-by-breath ventilation. Researchers will use these signals to calculate a new 'ventilatory burden' measure that may better describe how breathing problems affect you during sleep than the traditional apnea-hypopnea index. The project aims to make comprehensive sleep monitoring easier and more comfortable outside the sleep lab using an open-source, low-cost system.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults with suspected or diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea or those with symptoms such as loud snoring, gasping, or daytime sleepiness would be the best candidates.
Not a fit: People without sleep-disordered breathing symptoms, those who require in-lab polysomnography for complex neurological sleep disorders, or individuals who cannot wear adhesive sensors may not benefit.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could provide a more comfortable and accurate home test to detect and characterize sleep apnea and guide personalized treatment.
How similar studies have performed: Peripheral wearables and oximeters have shown promise for screening, but combining adhesive EEG, airflow, SpO2, and breath-by-breath ventilatory metrics is relatively novel and not yet widely proven.
Where this research is happening
New York, United States
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai — New York, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Parekh, Ankit Ashok — Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Study coordinator: Parekh, Ankit Ashok
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.