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ReviewNPJ digital medicine2020

The future of sleep health: a data-driven revolution in sleep science and medicine.

Ignacio Perez-Pozuelo, Bing Zhai, Joao Palotti, Raghvendra Mall, Michaël Aupetit, Juan M Garcia-Gomez, Shahrad Taheri, Yu Guan, Luis Fernandez-Luque

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In one paragraph

Review in NPJ digital medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06606691 (Wearable Technology in the Detection and Evaluation of Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders), which is not on this map. Cited by 111 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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111citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06606691 completednot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Wearable Technology in the Detection and Evaluation of Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders

TypeobservationalSponsorUniversidade da CoruñaRan2025 to 2026Enrolled300ConditionsBreathing-Related Sleep Disorder, Sleep Disorder (Disorder)ArmsXiaomi Mi Smart Band 8
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

111 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. A patient first perspective of sleep disturbance across therapeutic areas: a systematic literature review of qualitative studies.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025
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  4. Long-term night-to-night variability of sleep-disordered breathing using a radar-based home sleep apnea test: a prospective cohort study.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2024
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  12. Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2026
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51 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Ignacio Perez-Pozuelo1Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1150-2754
Bing Zhai3Open Lab, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, UK.
Joao PalottiQatar Computing Research Institute, HBKU, Doha, Qatar.
Raghvendra MallQatar Computing Research Institute, HBKU, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0003-1779-3150
Michaël AupetitQatar Computing Research Institute, HBKU, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0001-6321-5242
Juan M Garcia-Gomez6BDSLab, Instituto Universitario de Tecnologias de la Informacion y Comunicaciones-ITACA, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Shahrad Taheri7Department of Medicine and Clinical Research Core, Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar.
Yu Guan3Open Lab, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, UK.
Luis Fernandez-LuqueQatar Computing Research Institute, HBKU, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0001-8165-9904

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_UU_12015/3
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, there has been a significant expansion in the development and use of multi-modal sensors and technologies to monitor physical activity, sleep and circadian rhythms. These developments make accurate sleep monitoring at scale a possibility for the first time. Vast amounts of multi-sensor data are being generated with potential applications ranging from large-scale epidemiological research linking sleep patterns to disease, to wellness applications, including the sleep coaching of individuals with chronic conditions. However, in order to realise the full potential of these technologies for individuals, medicine and research, several significant challenges must be overcome. There are important outstanding questions regarding performance evaluation, as well as data storage, curation, processing, integration, modelling and interpretation. Here, we leverage expertise across neuroscience, clinical medicine, bioengineering, electrical engineering, epidemiology, computer science, mHealth and human-computer interaction to discuss the digitisation of sleep from a inter-disciplinary perspective. We introduce the state-of-the-art in sleep-monitoring technologies, and discuss the opportunities and challenges from data acquisition to the eventual application of insights in clinical and consumer settings. Further, we explore the strengths and limitations of current and emerging sensing methods with a particular focus on novel data-driven technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence.

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Biomedical engineeringDiagnostic markersPredictive markersPreventive medicineSleep

Identifiers

PMID32219183
PMCPMC7089984

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