New implant aims to stop sleep apnea episodes
NCT ID NCT06556693
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new implantable device called the Remede Dual Channel System for people with severe sleep apnea. The device is designed to stimulate nerves to keep the airway open during sleep. Researchers will check if the implant is safe and if it can reduce breathing pauses during sleep. The study involves 40 participants and will follow them for 12 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- implantable dual channel stimulation device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could offer a new treatment option for people with severe sleep apnea who cannot use standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early feasibility study with only 40 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The implant procedure carries risks like infection or nerve injury.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2034
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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22 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: * Severe sleep disordered breathing * Expected to tolerate study procedures * No heart failure or medically stable heart failure Exclusion Criteria: * Currently implanted with a neurostimulator to treat sleep disordered breathing without sponsor approval * History of severe COPD or pulmonary arterial hypertension * Current or previous history of nerve injury or palsy * Prior cervical surgeries or radiation treatment to head region * Known need for an MRI * History of psychosis or severe bipolar disorder * Active Infection or sepsis within 30 days of enrollment * Currently on kidney dialysis or significantly reduced kidney function * Hemoglobin less than 8g/dl * Pacemaker dependance * New defibrillator or any implantable device or device generator changeout within 30 days prior to study implant or anticipated within the first 12 months * Other conditions or anticipated surgical procedure expected to affect ability to complete study procedures * Allergy to contrast dye unless can be prophylactically treated * Known pregnancy or planning to become pregnant
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
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Locations
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The Insomnia and Sleep Institute of Arizona LLC
RECRUITINGScottsdale, Arizona, 85255, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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The Ohio State University
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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The University of Michigan Health-West
RECRUITINGWyoming, Michigan, 49519, United States
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