The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) and Eight Sleep, the global leader in sleep technology, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to study how AI-powered sleep technology could provide a new approach to managing conditions like sleep apnoea.
The partnership will begin with a first-of-its-kind clinical study in Abu Dhabi that enables the connection of real-world data from Eight Sleep’s technology with Abu Dhabi’s population health data.
The initial study will focus on sleep apnoea, one of the most widespread and underdiagnosed sleep-related conditions globally. It will examine how smart bed technology, including real-time adjustments to body position, may help improve how the condition is managed.
During the 12-week study, Eight Sleep's technology will capture continuous sleep and physiological signals such as heart rate, breathing rate, movement, apnoea events, and positional data. Uniquely, once launched, this feature will be connected to Abu Dhabi’s intelligent health system, allowing researchers to analyse these signals alongside participants' real-time health data, including relevant clinical, genomic and lifestyle data, to identify patterns that may inform future treatment pathways and clinical research.
The study will be conducted by Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), an Abu Dhabi medical research hospital part of the PureHealth Group, and will operate with built-in oversight, governance, and data protection protocols.
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