Study to Determine the Effectiveness of Pillar Palatal Implants to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Official title
Pillar Palatal Implant System Multi-Institutional, Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Brief summary
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The Pillar palatal implant procedure is a minimally invasive and commercially available treatment for mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the United States and Europe. The implants are placed into the soft area in the roof of the mouth providing support to the soft palate. This research is being done to compare daytime sleepiness and sleep related quality of life after palatal implants.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00307957
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Enrollment
- 100 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Sep 30, 2005
- Primary completion
- Not listed
- Completion
- Sep 30, 2006
- Last update posted
- Dec 11, 2007
2005 – 2006
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 3
- U.S. states
- 3
- U.S. cities
- 3
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Indiana Medical Center | Indianapolis | Indiana | — | — |
| University Ear, Nose and Throat Specialists | Cincinnati | Ohio | 45267-0528 | — |
| Department of OTO-HNS Medical College of Wisconsin | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 53022 | — |
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- Last update posted Dec 11, 2007 · Synced Sep 5, 2026
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