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Intraoperative Ansa Cervicalis Nerve (ACN) Stimulation

NCT05650710 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2026-01-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Recently published data suggest that stimulation of the infrahyoid strap muscles increases pharyngeal patency in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, but the innervation of these muscles by the ansa cervicalis is variable. The investigators propose a study examining the anatomic variation of the ansa cervicalis and the effect of neurostimulation on muscle recruitment.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Nerve stimulation using nerve stimulation device and sterile wire electrode.

A nerve stimulator device will be used in this study as a research tool to investigate whether a future (currently nonexistent) medical device might be able to stimulate desired infrahyoid musculature in a therapeutic manner.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David T. Kent, MD · Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-02-28
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2026-12-31
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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