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Effectiveness and Safety of cNEP in Ethnic Japanese With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Interventions
Device: cNEP
Registration Number
NCT03375905
Lead Sponsor
Sommetrics, Inc.
Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of cNEP (continuous negative external pressure) for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea during two weeks of home use in subjects of Japanese ethnicity.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
8
Inclusion Criteria
  • both parents ethnically Japanese, or one parent Japanese and the other east-Asian
  • PSG (polysomnogram) done within the previous 12 months that shows an AHI of 10-50/hr and <80% of apneas and hypopneas are obstructive
  • cNEP collar fits and is well-tolerated

Key exclusion Criteria:

  • BMI >34
  • abnormalities in neck structure
  • sleep disturbance other than obstructive sleep apnea
  • serious medical illness
  • pregnancy
Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
cNEPcNEPcNEP treatment
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
proportion of sustained responderstwo weeks after initiation of treatment

reduction of AHI of \>50% and to \<15/hr from qualifying PSG

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
CGI of satisfaction with the cNEP deviceafter two weeks of treatment

clinical global impressions of the cNEP device

proportion of initial respondersat PSG 1, one day

reduction of AHI of \>50% and to \<15/hr from qualifying PSG

ODI comparison with qualifying PSGone day, on three separate study occasions

oxygen desaturation index

AHI comparison with qualifying PSGone day, on three separate study occasions

apnea-hypopnea index

SpO2 <90% comparison with qualifying PSGone day, on three separate study occasions

oxygen desaturation index \<90%

CGI of sleepthree months, and two weeks, respectively

clinical global impressions of sleep, comparing 3-month baseline with end of two weeks of treatment

Treatment-emergent adverse eventstwo weeks

tabulation of treatment-emergent adverse events

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The Sleep Lab

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Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States

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