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RecruitingNCT06762873Trans-Q DISEUpdated Sep 3, 2025

Assessment of OSA in Latin American and Response to Neuromod Therapy

An Early Phase 1 interventional study of Drug Induced Sleep Endoscopy with PNS in Obstructive Sleep Apnea, sponsored by Lunair Medical. Recruiting at 1 site in Paraguay. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-09-03.

Sponsored by Lunair Medical · Early Phase 1, Interventional, and Other

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Nov 2024; still recruiting 1 year 11 months later.
Phase
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
50
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to characterize the upper airway of Latin American subjects who have been diagnosed with moderate/severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and assess response to a neuromodulation therapy to treat OSA.

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Conditions studied

  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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In context

Sleep Apnea, Obstructive

2,240 studies on the registry are indexed under Sleep Apnea, Obstructive; 475 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 50 is close to the median of 52 across 1,472 interventional studies indexed under Sleep Apnea, Obstructive.

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Lead sponsor

Lunair Medical is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Subject is aged ≥ 18 years old
  2. Subject is willing and able to provide
  3. Subject is geographically stable
  4. Subject does not have access to alternative Sleep Disordered Breathing treatments (e.g. oral appliances, and/or behavioral treatments)
  5. Subject has an Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) score ≥15 \< 100 events per hour on Screening PSGs (under AASM 4%) based on in-lab polysomnography studies

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Subject is currently implanted with another active implantable device.
  2. Subject is actively enrolled in another premarket study (medical device or drug) unless approved by Sponsor in writing.
  3. Subject is considered vulnerable such as incarcerated or cognitively impaired.
  4. Subject is taking opioids, narcotics, sleep or psychotic medications or supplements that in the opinion of the investigator may alter consciousness, the pattern of respiration, sleep architecture, or with known effect on sleep-wake function or alertness.
  5. Any reason for which, in the judgment of the investigator, the subject is considered to be a poor study candidate, which may include, but is not limited to: any uncontrolled neurological, medical, social, or psychological problems that could complicate the required procedures and evaluations of the study ((e.g. uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina, uncompensated heart failure or , major depression, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy)
  6. Subject has previous upper respiratory tract (URT) surgery (e.g., uvula, soft palate or tonsils) within 60 days prior to Screening PSG.
  7. Subject has a need for chronic supplemental oxygen therapy for any reason or a PaO2 \<70 mm Hg
  8. Subject has other sleep disorders or sleep hygiene behaviors that confound functional assessments of sleepiness and/or overnight PSG Study outcomes (e.g. Narcolepsy with cataplexy, idiopathic hypersomnolence, insomnia, REM sleep behavior disorder, or sleep movement disorders, such as restless leg syndrome or periodic limb movement, producing sleep disturbances unrelated to OSA.)
  9. Subject has severe chronic kidney disease ( \< 30)
  10. Subject has currently excessive use of alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, or recreational drugs.
  11. Subject is unwilling or unable to refrain from consumption of alcoholic beverages for 24 hours prior to the start of each PSG study.
  12. Subject has a > 40 kg/m2
  13. Subject has an active systemic infection
  14. If female, subject is pregnant at the time of enrollment or planning to become pregnant during the study time period (must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 14 days prior to enrollment)
  15. Subject has a tonsil size 3 or 4 based on the tonsil grading system
  16. Subject has documented history of Phrenic nerve palsy or asymmetry of the diaphragm
  17. Subject has any trauma to the upper airway that interferes with limited tongue movement or inability to move the tongue, tongue dysfunction, atrophy, hypertrophy, fasciculation, or problems swallowing or speaking
  18. Subject has severe mandibular deficiency/retrognathia or syndromic craniofacial abnormalities.
  19. Subject has previous surgical resection or radiation therapy for cancer or congenital malformations in the larynx, tongue, or throat.
  20. Subject has an oxygen saturation (SaO2) >10% falls index > 15 events per hour on Screening PSGs
  21. Subject has >25% central apnea events as a proportion of the sum of apnea and hypopnea events per hour on Screening PSGs (up to 3 patients with CAI+MAI ≥ 25% may be included)
  22. Subject has sleep Efficiency \< 80%
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Investigational drug or device

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COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: long-term lung disease that makes it hard to breathe out, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)

GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².

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BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

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Study design

Phase
Early Phase 1
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
50 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Trans-Q DISE treated subjects

    Diagnostic Test: Drug Induced Sleep Endoscopy with PNS

Interventions

  • Diagnostic testDrug Induced Sleep Endoscopy with PNS

    Enrolled subjects will complete an overnight PSG and then undergo a DISE procedure with a 30-minute research period.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Understand the difference in response compared to prior U.S. based studies to the response in Latin America.

    Reviewing phrenic nerve stimulation response to literature of US based population

    Time frame: enrollment to study exit, usually within 3 weeks of screening

  2. Use VOTE scoring to characterize the type of upper airway collapse as assessed via DISE.

    Upper Airway will be characterized using VOTE scoring as assessed by a qualified, trained Independent Reviewer.

    Time frame: enrollment to study exit, usually within 3 weeks of screening

  3. Use VOTE scoring and airway opening measurements to characterize the effect of Phrenic Nerve Stimulation and if it is a viable and effective treatment of OSA and correlation to phenotype.

    In combination with VOTE scoring and airway opening measurements, the effects of phrenic nerve stimulation will be compared across treated patient population.

    Time frame: enrollment to study exit, usually within 3 weeks of screening

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 3, 2025, 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
NCT06762873
Lead sponsor
Lunair Medical
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 8, 2025
Start date
Nov 21, 2024
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2024
Completion
Dec 31, 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 3, 2025

Study contacts

Andrea Director of Clinical Operations
Contact
andreas@lunairmedical.com
866-675-4430

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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