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Validation of a Simplified MATRx Plus

NCT03812692 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 59

Last updated 2021-03-04

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Summary

Sleep apnea (OSA) is a condition in which the air passage in the throat closes or partly closes during sleep and repeatedly interrupts breathing. The standard treatment for sleep apnea is continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), but it is not suitable for all patients. Another treatment is to use an oral appliance in your mouth when you sleep. The appliance covers the upper and lower teeth and acts to pull the lower jaw forward, opening the throat passage and allowing normal breathing.

Oral appliance therapy does not treat sleep apnea effectively in everyone. In order to identify the people in whom oral appliance therapy will work, Zephyr Sleep Technologies has invented a feedback-controlled device that tests various positions of the lower jaw. This commercially available device, known as MATRx plus, is a Health Canada approved and FDA cleared motorized dental positioner that can be used in an overnight sleep study performed in the home. Temporary dental impression trays cover your upper and lower teeth. These are attached to a small motor that slowly and gently pulls your lower jaw forward under the control of a computer in response to real-time breathing events. The commercial MATRx plus device uses measures of airflow from a nasal cannula and blood oxygen saturation from a pulse oximeter to guide the movement of the lower jaw during the test. Though the test is accurate, the equipment can be somewhat cumbersome to apply. The purpose of the study is to validate a simplified version of the test that requires fewer sensors and sleep time.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

MATRx plus

The MATRx plus device is a feedback-controlled mandibular positioner that uses data collected during sleep to control movement of the mandible in real-time using a mandibular positioner. The test provides a prediction of the individual's response to oral appliance therapy; i.e., if the individual can treat his or her obstructive sleep apnea using a mandibular advancing oral appliance. For individuals predicted to respond to the therapy, the test also provides a mandibular position at which the appliance will be effective.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Zephyr Sleep Technologies

    lead INDUSTRY

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-02-06
Primary Completion
2020-03-15
Completion
2021-03-01
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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