Sleep apnea device may also boost metabolism, study hopes
NCT ID NCT06317701
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a tongue-stimulating device (hypoglossal nerve stimulation) for obstructive sleep apnea can improve how the body handles blood sugar and lower heart risks. About 30 overweight or obese adults who cannot use a CPAP machine will wear a continuous glucose monitor and have their blood pressure tracked. The goal is to see if treating sleep apnea this way also helps with metabolism and heart health.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
The subjects will be recruited from the Sleep Surgery Clinic of the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine (DCAM) in Hyde Park and Sleep Surgery Clinic of UChicago Medicine - Orland Park and Hinsdale.. We will take advantage of the electronic medical records (EMR) to identify potential candidates using databases (EPIC-based) from the University of Chicago and Ingalls. Participants will be identified by an initial screening of patients scheduled in EPIC for drug induced sleep endoscopy (DISE).
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Overweight or obese males and females BMI 25 kg/m2 to 40 kg/m2 * Age 18 years and older * Diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea by Apnea-Hypopnea Index \>15 events/hr using 4% oxygen desaturation criteria and \< 25% central events/hr on prior sleep testing Data can be derived from home sleep testing or in-lab polysomnogram * Not able to use positive airway pressure \>4 hours for 5 nights/week or unwilling to use positive airway pressure Exclusion Criteria: * Insulin-dependent Diabetes * Inability to undergo in-lab polysomnography or home sleep testing * Central Nervous System (CNS) disease with impairment of cognitive function (dementia) and/or muscle paresis, such as stroke * Currently pregnant, trying to get pregnant or nursing * age \< 18 years * Regular and adherent CPAP use per clinical guidelines * Current night shift or rotating shift work * Diagnosis of another sleep disorder (e.g. periodic limb movement disorder) * Current systemic steroid use * Predominantly central sleep apnea or requiring oxygen or bi-level positive airway pressure or advanced positive airway pressure modalities * Protected patient: under guardianship, curatorship or other legal protection, deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision, including hospitalized without consent
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Locations
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The University of Chicago
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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