New implant could help sleep apnea patients ditch the CPAP mask
NCT ID NCT06540716
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested the Inspire system, a device that stimulates a nerve in the neck to keep the airway open during sleep. It involved 44 adults in Singapore with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea who could not use CPAP. The main goal was to confirm the device works properly and reduces breathing pauses and daytime sleepiness.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Inspire hypoglossal nerve stimulation device
- What this could lead to
- If confirmed, this device could offer a long-term alternative to CPAP for people with moderate-to-severe sleep apnea who cannot tolerate CPAP.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed device performance study with no control group. Results may not apply to all patients, and the device requires surgery and ongoing use.
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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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44 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Dec 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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21 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.
Main Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of moderate to severe OSA (AHI 15-65) * Failure of, or intolerance to CPAP Main Exclusion Criteria: * Central + mixed apneas \> 25% of total AHI * Presence of complete concentric collapse (CCC) * Compromised neurological control of the upper airway. Other eligibility criteria may apply.
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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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National University Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
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Singapore General Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
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