The researchers in this study want to learn how drug BAY2586116 works in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). OSA is a sleep disorder marked by breathing pauses during sleep due to repetitive obstructions of the upper airway. BAY2586116 is a new drug under development for the treatment of OSA. It blocks protein channels expressed on the surface of the upper airways in small mechanoreceptors (a type of molecule that sense and pass stimulus outside a cell on to the inside of the cell through mechanical gate on the surface of the cell). Thus, the negative pressure reflex alerting the brain of inspiration is triggered more easily leading to a stronger activation of throat muscles. This prevents narrowing or collapse of the upper airways during sleep which is one of the pathological key factors in OSA. Researchers will study the effects of different routes of administration (drops into the nose, spray into the nose or throat or spray into the throat by endoscopy). Endoscopy allows the doctor to look at areas in the throat that cannot be seen with a mirror: a thin tube-like instrument is inserted through the nose to check and give the medication. Different doses of the test drug will be given. They also want to find out if participants experience any medical problems during the study. Patients participating in this study will undergo three study parts. After completing Part A and Part B, participants will be asked to join Part C. In Part A, participants will receive both the test drug and placebo (a placebo looks like the test drug but does not have any medicine in it); in Part B, participants will receive the test drug twice via different routes of administration (drops in nose and spray in nose or throat) and in Part C, the participants would receive the test drug once via spray in throat by endoscopy. The sleep of the participants will be monitored by medical equipment. Participants will be asked to visit the clinic 7 times in 14 weeks in total.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
14
160 μg BAY2586116 (nasal spray administration)
Placebo matching BAY2586116 (nasal spray administration)
160 μg BAY2586116 (nasal drops)
80 μg BAY2586116 (nasal spray)
160 μg BAY2586116 (pharyngeal spray with direct endoscopic application via a nostril)
160 μg BAY2586116 (pharyngeal spray with direct endoscopic application via a nostril). It is the same procedure as described under part B3.
Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health
Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
Critical closing pressure (Pcritgs) of the upper airway (cmH2O) during sleep with a polysomnography
Time frame: From start of sleep to end of sleep of administration day (Day 1)
Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs)
Time frame: From first application of study intervention up to 2 days after end of treatment with study intervention in each period
Severity of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs)
Time frame: From first application of study intervention up to 2 days after end of treatment with study intervention in each period
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