Head to Head Comparison of Upper Airway Stimulation and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; a Pilot Study.

Thomas Jefferson University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04191512

19C.245

Details and patient eligibility

About

To date, there has been no head to head comparison of Upper Airway Stimulation (UAS) and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) utilizing a full night polysomnographic evaluation. With this study we aim to evaluate a pilot cohort of patients with OSA treated with CPAP or UAS using the WatchPAT polysomnography system.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 22+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age greater than 22 years old
• History of moderate to severe OSA (AHI 15-65)
• UAS implantation with postoperative titration and demonstrated successful use of therapy or has demonstrated the ability to tolerate CPAP for greater than 4 hours per night 5 days per week.

Exclusion criteria

• none

Trial design

50 participants in 2 patient groups

Upper airway stimulation

Continuous positive airway pressure