New sleep apnea device aims to keep breathing steady all night
NCT ID NCT07559708
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new device called Elara APAP for people with obstructive sleep apnea. The device delivers air pressure to keep the airway open during sleep. About 55 adults who already use an APAP machine will have one night of sleep monitoring to see if the device reduces breathing pauses. The goal is to find out if the device works well enough to manage the condition.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Elara APAP device (a machine that delivers air pressure to keep the airway open during sleep)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could offer an effective way to manage obstructive sleep apnea, reducing breathing interruptions and improving sleep quality.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (55 people) with no comparison group, so results may not apply to everyone. The device may not work well for all patients or could be uncomfortable.
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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.
- Participants
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About 55 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Body weight ≥ 30kg 2. Willing and able to consent, adhere to study requirements and receive mask treatment 3. ≥ 18 years of age 4. Diagnosed with OSA (Total AHI \>15 events/hr) by a practicing physician within the last 6 months. A re-diagnosis may be necessary to establish current baseline AHI in case there has been significant weight change or other co-morbidities since the previous diagnosis (per PI discretion) 5. Currently utilizing an APAP Device for ongoing treatment of OSA Exclusion Criteria: 1. Body weight \< 30kg 2. Female currently bearing a child or intending to become pregnant prior to the sleep study. 3. Have implanted pacemaker, ICD or any other medical device that would interfere with the PSG results or safety of the subject undergoing the study 4. Has pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum 5. Has history of Cerebrospinal fluid leakage, craniocerebral trauma, intracranial trauma or pneumocephalus 6. Ongoing shock from various causes untreated 7. Current epistaxis 8. Non-compliant with APAP usage (\< 4 hours per night on 70% of nights) 9. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding that has not been effectively controlled 10. Has obstructive vocal cord polyps 11. Severe coronary heart disease with left heart failure 12. Acute otitis media inflammation (must be resolved prior to sleep study) 13. Excessive respiratory secretions and cough weakness 14. Weak spontaneous breathing 15. Tracheal intubation (nasal or oral) and tracheotomy 16. Severe nasal congestion from various causes 17. Lung bullae 18. Central sleep apnea index \>5 events/hr 19. Have another significant sleep disorder(s) that in the opinion of the investigator would confound the results of the study (e.g. periodic leg movements \>15/hr or insomnia that would interfere with completing the sleep study).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Sleep Disorders Center
Auburn, Alabama, 36832, United States
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