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Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation on Polysomnographic Parameters in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Key facts

Who runs it
Mansoura University
Where
Egypt1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
Trial code
Status
Recruiting
People taking part
50 people, planned
Started
6 Jul 2025
Expected to end
Feb 2027
Type of study
Interventional
Treatments tested
  • Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation
Record updated
23 October 2026

Who can take part

Age
18 years and older
Sex
Women and men
Healthy volunteers
Cannot take part

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • 1 - Adult patients aged 18 years or older. 2- Male or female patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea by baseline overnight polysomnography
  • 3- Patients willing to participate in the study and provide written informed consent

Who cannot take part

  • Patients with significant unstable cardiovascular or respiratory disease that may increase the risk of participation
  • Patients with skin lesions, infection, irritation, or other abnormalities at the intended electrode application sites
  • Patients with neurological or neuromuscular disorders that significantly affect upper airway muscle function
  • Patients with a history of upper airway surgery that substantially alters upper airway anatomy, if this may interfere with study assessment
  • Patients with central sleep apnea or predominantly central sleep-disordered breathing
  • Patients with implanted electronic devices, such as pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
  • Patients unable to tolerate electrical stimulation or complete the required polysomnography sessions
  • Patients who decline to participate or withdraw their informed consent

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About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

* The aim of this study is to assess the impact of transcutaneous electrical stimulation on polysomnographic findings in obstructive sleep apnea patients. * The hypothesis of the present study is that nocturnal delivery of transcutaneous electrical stimulation of the pharyngeal dilators, in particular the genioglossus, may help in treating the functional loss of the neuromuscular tone with sleep onset to keep the Upper airway patent during sleep which would reduce the severity of OSA as measured by the apnea-hypopnea-index (AHI), so representing an alternative and better-tolerated approach compared to usual care with CPAP.

The group in the trial

  • Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation GroupTreatment being tested

    Participants diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea will undergo baseline overnight polysomnography without electrical stimulation, followed within one week by a second overnight polysomnography session during active transcutaneous electrical stimulation of the submental region. Each participant will serve as their own control, and polysomnographic parameters will be compared between the two sessions.

    Treatment: Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation on Polysomnographic Parameters in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Prospective Interventional Study
Record updated
23 October 2026