New tube device offers Long-Term hope for sleep apnea sufferers
NCT ID NCT07191314
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 20 people who have already used a flexible silicone tube device (NPA-OSA) for obstructive sleep apnea. Participants will continue using the device at night for up to 12 months. Researchers will check if the device keeps working well by measuring sleep apnea events and having participants fill out sleep questionnaires.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nasopharyngeal airway obstructive sleep apnea (NPA-OSA) device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that the NPA-OSA device is a safe and effective long-term option for managing obstructive sleep apnea without a CPAP machine.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small follow-up study with only 20 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The device may be uncomfortable or not work well for all users.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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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: -Participants who completed the parent study (HUM00179497) and wish to continue using the NPA-OSA device. Exclusion Criteria: * The participants who were non-compliant with the NPA-OSA device during their participation in the parent study.
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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.
How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Michigan Medicine
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Michigan
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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