Mouth device offers new hope for sleep apnea patients who Can't use CPAP
NCT ID NCT07132307
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a custom mouthpiece (mandibular advancement device) for people with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea who cannot tolerate CPAP and have not improved with a nerve stimulation implant. Researchers will measure if the device reduces breathing pauses during sleep. The trial involves 30 adults and uses home sleep tests to check results.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mandibular advancement device (MAD) - ProSomnus Sleep Device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new treatment option for people with severe sleep apnea who have not been helped by other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 30 people. The device may not work for everyone, and results may not apply to all patients.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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 to 70 years
- 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: * Age ≥ 18 years. * Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English. * Failure of hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS) therapy, defined as intolerance to HGNS or insufficient AHI reduction based on modified Sher criteria while using HGNS. * Ability to insert and remove the mandibular advancement device (MAD) independently. * Ability to complete all study assessments and evaluations, including home sleep apnea tests (HSAT). * Ability to abstain from any other treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) during the entire study duration. * Access to an internet-connected device (phone, tablet, or laptop) with a camera. Exclusion Criteria: * Age over 70 years. * Inability to use a mandibular advancement device (MAD), defined as having fewer than 9 healthy teeth per dental arch. * Prior intolerance to MAD therapy. * Previous participation in a trial involving the use of oral appliances. * Chronic nasal obstruction. * Dependence on or frequent use of medications that alter consciousness, respiration, or alertness. * Insomnia and/or use of medications to treat insomnia. * Sleep disorders such as narcolepsy, insomnia, restless leg syndrome, or other disorders affecting sleep, and/or use of medications to treat such disorders. * Substance abuse. * Unstable psychiatric disorders. * Current use of a GLP-1 receptor agonist (e.g., Zepbound, Wegovy, Ozempic, Mounjaro) with ongoing, active weight loss at the time of enrollment, or recent dose escalation within the prior 8 weeks.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Washington University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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