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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT01161420
Date of registration: 09/07/2010
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
Public title: Stimulation Therapy for Apnea Reduction (Www.theSTARtrial.Com) STAR
Scientific title: Effects of the Inspire Implantable Nerve Stimulation System on Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Date of first enrolment: July 2010
Target sample size: 929
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01161420
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Belgium France Germany Netherlands United States
Contacts
Name:     Quan Ni, Ph.D.
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Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Likely suffer moderate-to-severe OSA based on history and physical

- Have failed or have not tolerated CPAP treatment

- Willing and capable of providing informed consent

- Willing and capable to have stimulation hardware permanently implanted, and to use the
patient programmer to activate the stimulation

- Willing and capable to return for all follow-up visits and sleep studies, including
the evaluation procedures and filling out the questionnaires

Exclusion Criteria:

- Body Mass Index limits

- Surgical resection or radiation therapy for cancer or congenital malformations in the
larynx, tongue, or throat

- Significant co-morbidities making the patient unable or inappropriate to participate
in the trial



Age minimum: 22 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Intervention(s)
Device: Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System
Primary Outcome(s)
Safety [Time Frame: 12 months]
Apnea Hypopnea Index [Time Frame: 12 months]
Oxygen Desaturation Index [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
AHI for the Randomized Controlled Therapy (RCT) Withdrawal Study [Time Frame: 12 Months]
Modified Intent to Treat - AHI Responder Rate for All Implanted Subjects [Time Frame: 12 months]
Percentage Sleep Time at SaO2 < 90% [Time Frame: 12 months]
Change in FOSQ From Baseline to 12 Months [Time Frame: Baseline and 12 months]
Change Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) From Baseline to 12 Months [Time Frame: Baseline and 12 months]
Secondary ID(s)
Inspire 4
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 15/12/2014
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT01161420
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