Sleep apnea nerve stimulation study pulled before starting
NCT ID NCT06661629
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study was designed to see if stimulating both sides of a tongue nerve during sleep could improve airway collapse in people with obstructive sleep apnea who already have an Inspire device. It was withdrawn before enrolling anyone, so no results are available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- hypoglossal nerve stimulation (Inspire device)
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2024
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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22 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults (≥ 22yrs) willing and capable of providing informed consent * Implanted with the Inspire hypoglossal nerve stimulator Exclusion Criteria: * • Pregnant women\*
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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