Sleep apnea pill shows promise in phase 3 trial
NCT ID NCT05811247
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new medication called AD109 (a combination of two drugs) to treat obstructive sleep apnea in adults who cannot or will not use a CPAP machine. About 660 participants took either the pill or a placebo for one year. The main goal was to see if the pill reduces the number of breathing pauses during sleep. The trial has been completed, and results will show if this pill can ease sleep apnea symptoms.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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660 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. ≥18 years of age at the time of informed consent. 2. PSG criteria: AHI of \>5; ≤ 25% central or mixed apneas; and PLM arousal index ≤15 3. PROMIS-Fatigue: raw score ≥17 4. PAP intolerance or current PAP refusal. 5. BMI between 18.5 and 40 kg/m2 for men, or 42 kg/m2 for women, inclusive. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome, REM sleep behavior disorder 2. Insomnia disorder characterized by difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep, or use within the past month of sedative-hypnotics or other medication for the purpose of treating or avoiding insomnia symptoms. 3. Pierre Robin, Treacher Collins, or other craniofacial malformation syndrome, or grade ≥3 tonsillar hypertrophy. 4. Clinically significant cardiac disease, e.g., ventricular arrhythmia, untreated or unstable coronary artery disease, cardiac failure. Stable atrial arrhythmia is allowed. 5. Neuromuscular disorder (e.g., motor neuron disease, muscular dystrophy or myopathy, myasthenic syndrome); epilepsy; Parkinson, Alzheimer, or other neurodegenerative disease.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Advanced Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, LLC
Huntersville, North Carolina, 28078, United States
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Alpine Clinical Research Center
Boulder, Colorado, 80301, United States
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Arrow Clinical Trials
Daytona Beach, Florida, 32117, United States
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Baystate Medical Center (BMC) - Baystate Sleep Medicine
Springfield, Massachusetts, 01199, United States
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Brian Abaluck, LLC
Malvern, Pennsylvania, 19355, United States
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CTI Clinical Research Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45212, United States
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CenExel CNS
Los Alamitos, California, 90720, United States
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CenExel iResearch
Decatur, Georgia, 30030, United States
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Cenexel Research Centers of America - Hollywood
Hollywood, Florida, 33024, United States
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Central Texas Neurology Consultants, PA
Round Rock, Texas, 78681, United States
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Centricity Research Rincon Pulmonology
Rincon, Georgia, 31326, United States
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Chandler Clinical Trials
Chandler, Arizona, 85224, United States
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Chicago Research Center Inc
Chicago, Illinois, 60634, United States
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Clayton Sleep Institute
St Louis, Missouri, 63123, United States
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Clinical Neurophysiology Services
Sterling Heights, Michigan, 48314, United States
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Clinical Neuroscience Solutions - Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee, 38119, United States
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Clinical Research of Gastonia
Gastonia, North Carolina, 28054, United States
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Clinical Site Partners, LLC dba Flourish Research
Winter Park, Florida, 32789, United States
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Clinilabs, Inc
Eatontown, New Jersey, 07724, United States
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Coastal Carolina Health Care
New Bern, North Carolina, 28562, United States
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Empire Clinical Research
Pomona, California, 91767, United States
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FutureSearch Trials of Neurology
Austin, Texas, 78731, United States
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Great Plains Health
North Platte, Nebraska, 69101, United States
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Healthcare Research Network
Hazelwood, Missouri, 63042, United States
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Henderson Clinical Trials
Henderson, Nevada, 89052, United States
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Henry Ford Health (Sleep Research Department)
Novi, Michigan, 48377, United States
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Infinity Medical Research
North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, 02747, United States
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Ivetmar Medical Group LLC
Miami, Florida, 33155, United States
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Lowcountry Lung and Critical Care
Charleston, South Carolina, 29406, United States
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Maimonides Sleep Arts and Sciences
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87107, United States
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Marvel Clinical Research, LLC
Huntington Beach, California, 92647, United States
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Medster Research
Valdosta, Georgia, 31605, United States
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Meridian Clinical Research
Raleigh, North Carolina, 27607, United States
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Mountain View Clinical Research, Inc.
Denver, Colorado, 80209, United States
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NeuroScience Research Center, LLC
Canton, Ohio, 44718, United States
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NeuroTrials Research
Atlanta, Georgia, 30328, United States
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Neurocare, Inc
Newton, Massachusetts, 02459, United States
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Northwell Health Physician Partners
New Hyde Park, New York, 11042, United States
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Northwest Research Center
Portland, Oregon, 97202, United States
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Nouvelle Clinical Research
Cutler Bay, Florida, 33189, United States
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Nuvance Health
Norwalk, Connecticut, 06850, United States
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Ohio Sleep Medicine Institute
Dublin, Ohio, 43017, United States
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Orange County Research Institute
Anaheim, California, 92801, United States
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Pacific Research Network
San Diego, California, 92103, United States
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Palm Beach Research ClinEdge-PPDS
West Palm Beach, Florida, 33409, United States
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PharmaDev Clinical Research Institute, LLC
Miami, Florida, 33176, United States
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Preferred Research Partners, Inc.
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72211, United States
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Renstar Medical Research
Ocala, Florida, 34470, United States
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Research Carolina Elite
Denver, North Carolina, 28037, United States
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SDS Clinical Trials Inc.
Santa Ana, California, 92705, United States
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Santa Monica Clinical Trials
Los Angeles, California, 90025, United States
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Sleep Disorders Center of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama, 35213, United States
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Sleep Disorders Centers of the Mid-Atlantic
Glen Burnie, Maryland, 21061, United States
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Sleep Disorders Centers of the Mid-Atlantic
Vienna, Virginia, 22182, United States
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Sleep Management Institute
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45245, United States
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Sleep Practitioners, LLC
Macon, Georgia, 31210, United States
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Sleep Therapy Research Center
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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St Lukes Hospital
Chesterfield, Missouri, 63017, United States
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St. Francis Medical Institute
Clearwater, Florida, 33765, United States
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Teradan Clinical trials LLC
Brandon, Florida, 33511, United States
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UPMC Comprehensive Lung Center - Sleep Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research
Rockville, Maryland, 20854, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research - Greenville
Greenville, South Carolina, 29615, United States
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Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49008, United States
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