Upper airway stimulation for sleep apnea
Part of Brain & nervous system, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests a device that stimulates the upper airway during sleep to treat obstructive sleep apnea. It may help people with moderate to severe sleep apnea who have trouble using a CPAP machine.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea and your AHI score is between 15 and 50 events per hour.
- Your body mass index (BMI) is under 32.
- You are 18 years or older.
- You can read, write, and speak Dutch well enough for the study tasks.
- You are willing and able to give your permission to join the study.
- You do not have a pacemaker, defibrillator, or a shunt in your brain.
- You are not pregnant.
- You can sleep on your back.
- You do not have certain other medical conditions like severe heart disease or restless legs.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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