Status:

COMPLETED

Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation on Cardiovascular Outcomes

Lead Sponsor:

University of Pennsylvania

Collaborating Sponsors:

American Heart Association

American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Conditions:

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Eligibility:

All Genders

22+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

A new, well-tolerated treatment for obstructive sleep apnea - tongue stimulation - is a device which opens the airway during sleep and can provide treatment for patients unable to use the mask and hos...

Detailed Description

Obstructive sleep apnea, repetitive airway blockage during sleep, affects 1 in 10 Americans. If left untreated, it results in decreased quality of life and increased risk of heart problems. Only half ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All patients recruited into the study will have already been implanted with the Inspire® HGNS device.
  • Additional Inclusion Criteria include:
  • As tolerating the therapeutic level during sleep can take time (weeks to months), all patients must be able to use the device at the therapeutic setting (\> 20 hours/week for \> 1 month) prior to enrollment, based on compliance data.
  • All patients will be English-speaking and able to give written informed consent.
  • Exclusion Criteria include:
  • Inspire® remote Model 2500 or later is required. Patients with older remotes are not candidates due to limited adherence monitoring capabilities.
  • Patients who have fallen asleep while driving resulting in accident or "near miss" accident within 1 year prior to HGNS implantation.
  • Actively using positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy for treatment of OSA.
  • Patients in whom the difference between sham and therapeutic voltages is less than 30% the therapeutic voltage.
  • Pregnant women will be excluded.\*
  • Women of childbearing potential must NOT be pregnant or plan on becoming pregnant. This study involves temporarily stopping treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, which may harm the fetus. If applicable, the patient will need to take a urine pregnancy test after enrollment (prior to washout #1), and again prior to washout #2.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    December 13 2017

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    January 21 2022

    Estimated Enrollment :

    63 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT03359096

    Start Date

    December 13 2017

    End Date

    January 21 2022

    Last Update

    March 30 2023

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    Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104