NCT05236075

Brief Summary

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common disease, affecting 10-15% of the general adult population. This pathology is characterized by iterative nocturnal episodes of complete or partial obstruction of the upper airways during sleep leading to chronic intermittent nocturnal hypoxia and sleep fragmentation. The number of nocturnal respiratory anomalies per hour of sleep characterizes the severity of the disease with a gradual gradation of severity from mild (from 5 to 15 anomalies per hour) to moderate (15 to 30 anomalies per hour) and severe (over 30 anomalies per hour). The rationale for this severity classification is the increase in morbidity and mortality proportional to the severity of OSA as defined. OSA is accompanied by a fragmentation of sleep often responsible for excessive daytime sleepiness, causing an increase in occupational accidents with work stoppage and traffic accidents. The second consequence of repeated nocturnal obstructions is chronic intermittent nocturnal hypoxia which has deleterious cardiovascular effects, constituting an independent cardiovascular risk factor. Shear waves are elastic waves of low frequency (less than 1000 oscillation per second - 1000Hz). It propagates only in solids and soft solids such as the human body. The propagation of a shear wave generates a reversible micrometric displacement of the particles that make up this medium. The energy of these waves is related to the amplitude of movement of the particles. Elastography is an imaging modality for measuring the elasticity of biological tissues by shear waves. The shear wave is a mechanical wave sensitive to the change in the elasticity of its propagation medium. This sensitivity is manifested by the variation of its propagation speed. Hardness results in acceleration of the wave and softness in its slowing down. The therapeutic use of shear waves has never been used for the treatment of sleep apnea but its use could be an additional therapeutic arsenal of Continuous Positive Pressure. The technology developed by BREAS MEDICAL AB is based on the use of shear waves for the treatment of sleep apnea. The treatment is delivered using a cervical collar equipped with six sources (vibrating pistons) generating shear waves. The treatment generates shear waves at frequencies that vary from 20 to 250 Hz continuously, and at amplitudes less than 50 microns of the same order of magnitude of vibration as snoring. In view of the innovative nature of the treatment, the medico-technical team of BREAS MEDICAL AB carried out an analysis of the risks related to the device and to the propagation of waves, including the norms and standards imposed by the competent bodies. The investigators would like, in a first-dose study in humans, to assess safety in patients with sleep apnea syndrome.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
36

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2022

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 17, 2022

Completed
25 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 11, 2022

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 18, 2022

Completed
10 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 4, 2023

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 4, 2023

Completed
Last Updated

May 17, 2023

Status Verified

May 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

10 months

First QC Date

January 17, 2022

Last Update Submit

May 16, 2023

Conditions

Keywords

obstructive sleep disorderspolysomnographycollarshear waves

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • feasibility of wearing the shear wave collar

    The feasibility of wearing the shear wave collar will be determined by the percentage of patients who have worn the collar at least 60% of their night AND who agree to wear this shear wave diffuser collar again if treatment is necessary. The duration collar wearing will be the delay in minutes between the putting on of the collar by a nurse and the removal of the collar by the patient or a nurse. The night duration will be the total duration of sleep in minutes determined by the polysomnography measures. The exact times (accuracy in second) of putting on and taking off the collar will be collected via the collar sensors specifically provided for this purpose. After each session, collar data are extracted by the BREAS technician and entered into the patient medical file and the eCRF.

    Day after the polysomnographic night (Day1 or Day15)

Secondary Outcomes (17)

  • Sleep quality

    Day after the polysomnographic night (Day1 or Day15)

  • confort during the night wearing the collar

    Day after the polysomnographic night (Day1 or Day15)

  • vibration occurring during the night wearing the collar

    Day after the polysomnographic night (Day1 or Day15)

  • Noise occurring during the night wearing the collar

    Day after the polysomnographic night (Day1 or Day15)

  • inconveniences due to the collar lock

    Day after the polysomnographic night (Day1 or Day15)

  • +12 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (1)

patients with polysomnography diagnostic of obstructive sleep disorders moderate to severe

EXPERIMENTAL
Device: shearing wave collar

Interventions

Collar inducing shearing wave to treat obstructive sleep disorders

patients with polysomnography diagnostic of obstructive sleep disorders moderate to severe

Eligibility Criteria

Age30 Years - 69 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Men and women
  • aged 30 to 69 in order to avoid tissue changes in the older age groups of the adult population
  • patients with polysomnography diagnosic of obstructive sleep disorders moderate to severe
  • referred to the Sleep Center of the Croix Rousse Hospital for sleep disorders and suspected of having a sleep apnea syndrome when first making contact in consultation or by phone call.
  • All patients accepting the additional 24 hours instead of the usual 24 hours, ECG, neck vessel Doppler and trial shear wave therapy. This second night will be scheduled at the end of the first night.
  • Patients agreeing to spend this second night in a period of less than 15 days between the first night and the second night
  • Patient without fever \>38°C
  • having communicated their signed consent
  • Affiliated with a social security scheme
  • Having a negative PCR covid test in the last 48 hours prior to hospitalization, if used during the protocol.

You may not qualify if:

  • Patient with a cardiac pace maker
  • Patient with a tracheostomy
  • Patient with cancerous disease during treatment
  • Persons referred to in articles L1121-5 to L1121-8 of the CSP (pregnant woman, parturient, nursing mother, person deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision, person subject to a legal protection measure, cannot be included in clinical trials
  • Patient unable to remove their dentures if concerned
  • Patients with vascular plaques seen on cervical Doppler
  • Patient having presented a pathology in the previous months which contraindicates the continuation of the study at the discretion of one of the medical investigators (new cardiac pathology of less than 3 months, or of 6 months and not stabilized, vascular accident cerebral or transient ischemic attack of less than 3 months, other pathologies of less than 3 months at the discretion of the investigator).
  • Patients with any known cutaneous or deep cervical abnormality (dermatosis, glottic abnormality, Zencker's diverticulum, Basedow, toxic thyroid nodule(s), parathyroid adenoma or hyperplasia, wound, recent scar, burn, etc.)
  • Patients with an implanted electronic device, medical or not; other than implanted automatic pacemakers or pacemakers and defibrillators (cochlear implant, brain implants, RFID chip).
  • Patients suffering from Central nervous sytem disorder such as epilepsy, Parkinson disease.
  • Patients with a cervical malformation or a particular cervical morphology (very wide neck outside collar size range, goiter, etc.) incompatible with the characteristics of the collar.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Department of sleep and respiratory disorders, Hopital Nord Croix-Rousse - Hospices Civils de Lyon

Lyon, 69004, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sleep Apnea Syndromes

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

ApneaRespiration DisordersRespiratory Tract DiseasesSleep Disorders, IntrinsicDyssomniasSleep Wake DisordersNervous System Diseases

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 17, 2022

First Posted

February 11, 2022

Study Start

July 18, 2022

Primary Completion

May 4, 2023

Study Completion

May 4, 2023

Last Updated

May 17, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-05

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