eXciteOSA for Treatment of Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea
OREM
An Open-label Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing the Efficacy of Intraoral Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for Treatment of Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea: The OREM Trial
1 other identifier
interventional
102
1 country
7
Brief Summary
The objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of the eXciteOSA device amongst a sample of patients with mild OSA. The study is a multi-center, prospective, open-label, randomized, parallel-arm trial of eXciteOSA versus no-therapy for six weeks. Up to 200 participants will be enrolled, in order to randomized n=102.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Jan 2022
7 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 20, 2021
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 10, 2022
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
January 17, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 31, 2022
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 31, 2022
CompletedDecember 2, 2022
December 1, 2022
12 months
December 20, 2021
December 1, 2022
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Respiratory event index
The difference in the delta-REI (baseline to follow-up) between arms
Six weeks
Study Arms (2)
Therapy
EXPERIMENTALNeuromuscular electrical stimulation
No Therapy
NO INTERVENTIONUnder the care of the referring physician, with no therapy applied
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Aged \>=18 years;
- Diagnosed with mild OSA;
- Smartphone or tablet capable of running the eXciteOSA app;
- Fluent in written and spoken English (all sites) or Spanish (one site only).
You may not qualify if:
- BMI \>=35 kg/m2;
- Implanted medical device;
- Dental braces and/or intraoral metal jewelry;
- Any condition impacting the tissue of the oral cavity, including but not limited to ulceration or periodontitis;
- Symptomatic nasal pathology such as septal deviation, nasal polyposis, or chronic rhinosinusitis;
- Tonsillar hypertrophy (tonsil size grade 3 or greater);
- Clinically significant facial or oropharyngeal abnormalities such as class 2 malocclusion;
- Prior oropharyngeal surgery for sleep-disordered breathing;
- At-home use of a mandibular advancement device or PAP for sleep-disordered breathing within the previous four weeks;
- Use of any overnight therapy that cannot be withdrawn during study enrollment;
- Diagnosed with any sleep disorder other than OSA;
- Chronic use of central nervous system depressants;
- Driver in a sleepiness-related vehicular accident or near-miss within the two years prior to enrolment (self-report);
- Employed as a commercial driver, pilot, or other occupation that may be impacted by hypersomnolence;
- Considered by the PI to be at risk of an AE resulting from hypersomnolence;
- +5 more criteria
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (7)
Sleep Disorders Center of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama, 35213, United States
Delta Waves
Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80918, United States
Florida Lung & Sleep Associates
Lehigh Acres, Florida, 33971, United States
Pulmonary and Critical Care Associates of Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland, 21286, United States
Clayton Sleep Institute
St Louis, Missouri, 63143, United States
Ohio Sleep Medicine Institute
Dublin, Ohio, 43017, United States
Bogan Sleep Consultants
Columbia, South Carolina, 29201, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Yasser Zayni
Signifier Medical Technologies
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 20, 2021
First Posted
January 10, 2022
Study Start
January 17, 2022
Primary Completion
December 31, 2022
Study Completion
December 31, 2022
Last Updated
December 2, 2022
Record last verified: 2022-12
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share