The Potential of Sleep Tracking Devices for Clinical Trials

As the public increasingly adopts apps and devices meant to track sleep habits, researchers have taken notice of the trend’s huge potential for clinical research. In the United States, nearly a third of working adults get six or fewer hours of sleep per night, increasing the odds of costly health issues down the road. The numerous sleep trackers and apps designed to foster better sleep habits produce large amounts of data that can be used as “novel digital endpoints” (NDEs) in clinical research and regulatory decision-making.

According to, “The potential exists for similar approaches to be taken in sleep, particularly in areas where current technologies are well-suited, such as determining sleep-wake patterns. The potential therapeutic being studied would not necessarily have to be focused on a sleeping condition, but could be targeting other conditions where an improvement to sleep could lead to an overall improvement in quality of life.”

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(Source: PharmaPhorum, June 8^th, 2022)