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TerminatedNCT02324790Updated Mar 19, 2018

Pilot Study of Negative Pressure Sleep Therapy System to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea

An interventional study of iNAP® Sleep Therapy System in Obstructive Sleep Apnea, sponsored by Somnics, Inc.. Terminated at 4 sites in Taiwan. Open to participants aged 20 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-03-19.

Sponsored by Somnics, Inc. · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
34
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
20 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a pilot study to investigate the efficacy and safety of the Negative Pressure Sleep Therapy System for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.

Read the detailed description

This is an open-lable, single-arm, evaluator-blind and prospective study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of the Negative Pressure Sleep Therapy System for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.

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Conditions studied

  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Keywords

  • OSA, Oral Pressure Therapy (OPT)
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In context

Apnea

1,422 studies on the registry are indexed under Apnea; 159 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 34 is below the median of 50 across 965 interventional studies indexed under Apnea.

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Lead sponsor

Somnics, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 4 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of OSA, based on AHI 10\~60 (as assessed per baseline PSG).
  • Subject understands the study protocol and is willing and able to comply with study requirements and sign the informed consent form.
  • BMI ≦ 28.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Poor nasal patency as evidenced by the inability to breathe through the nose with the mouth closed.
  • Oral cavity infection or any other oral or dental condition or problem that would limit subject use of the device. (e.g. dentures, loose tooth/teeth, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) conditions, or any oral or dental condition that the Investigator believes could be exacerbated by the Sleep Therapy System.
  • History of any OSA surgical treatment including uvulopalatopharyngoplasty surgery (UPPP), maxillomandibular advancement surgery (MMA), radio frequency (RF) ablation treatment, palatal stent devices, etc.
  • History of allergic reaction to silicone.
  • Any concomitant diagnosed or suspected sleep or chronic neurological disorders, other than OSA, including insomnia, and central sleep apnea.
  • Currently working nights, rotating night shifts, planned travel across four or more time zones required during study period, or within two weeks prior to study enrollment, or sleep schedule not compatible with sleep lab practices.
  • Current use of medication or other treatment which, in the investigator's opinion, may pose additional risk to the subject or confound the results of the study.
  • Potential sleep apnea complications that, in the opinion of the investigator, may affect the health or safety of the participant, including: low blood oxygen, recent near-miss or prior automobile accident due to sleepiness, reported history of severe cardiovascular disease (including New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV heart failure, CAD with angina or myocardial infarction (MI)/stroke in past 6 months, uncontrolled hypertension or hypotension, cardiac arrhythmias), reported respiratory disorders, or use of medication or other treatment which may pose additional risk to the subject or confound the results of the study.
  • Female subjects who are pregnant or intend to become pregnant during the study period.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
34 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Treatment

    Treated with iNAP® Sleep Therapy System on the treatment PSG night.

    Device: iNAP® Sleep Therapy System

Interventions

  • DeviceiNAP® Sleep Therapy System

    The iNAP® Sleep Therapy System provides pressure gradient within the oral cavity to pull the tongue toward upper palate and the soft palate forward, which aims to maintain better upper airway patency near the pharynx to prevent sleep-disordered breathing.

    Also known as: Negative Pressre Sleep Therapy System, iNAP®

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline of Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI)

    The study was terminated. No enough samples for statistical analysis.

    Time frame: One treatment night

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline of obstructive apnea reduction

    The study was terminated. No enough samples for statistical analysis.

    Time frame: One treatment night

  2. Change from baseline of oxygen desaturation index (ODI)

    The study was terminated. No enough samples for statistical analysis.

    Time frame: One treatment night

  3. Adverse event (AE)/ serious adverse event (SAE) rate and type

    During the entire study period, a total of only 9 events were reported by 8 patients.

    Time frame: From informed consent form obtained to the end of study, average of 4 weeks

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Study locations

4 sites
  • Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu
    Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
  • China Medical University Hospital
    Taichung, 404, Taiwan
  • Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital
    Taipei, 111, Taiwan
  • Taipei Veterans General Hospital
    Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 19, 2018, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02324790
Lead sponsor
Somnics, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 24, 2014
Start date
Dec 2014
Primary completion
Jan 13, 2016
Completion
Jan 13, 2016
Last update
Mar 19, 2018

Study contacts

C.M. Lin, M.D.
principal investigator · Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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