Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common disease, affecting 10-15% of the general adult population. This pathology is characterized by iterative nocturnal episodes of complete or partial obstruction of the upper airways during sleep leading to chronic intermittent nocturnal hypoxia and sleep fragmentation. The number of nocturnal respiratory anomalies per hour of sleep characterizes the severity of the disease with a gradual gradation of severity from mild (from 5 to 15 anomalies per hour) to moderate (15 to 30 anomalies per hour) and severe (over 30 anomalies per hour). The rationale for this severity classification is the increase in morbidity and mortality proportional to the severity of OSA as defined. OSA is accompanied by a fragmentation of sleep often responsible for excessive daytime sleepiness, causing an increase in occupational accidents with work stoppage and traffic accidents. The second consequence of repeated nocturnal obstructions is chronic intermittent nocturnal hypoxia which has deleterious cardiovascular effects, constituting an independent cardiovascular risk factor. Shear waves are elastic waves of low frequency (less than 1000 oscillation per second - 1000Hz). It propagates only in solids and soft solids such as the human body. The propagation of a shear wave generates a reversible micrometric displacement of the particles that make up this medium. The energy of these waves is related to the amplitude of movement of the particles. Elastography is an imaging modality for measuring the elasticity of biological tissues by shear waves. The shear wave is a mechanical wave sensitive to the change in the elasticity of its propagation medium. This sensitivity is manifested by the variation of its propagation speed. Hardness results in acceleration of the wave and softness in its slowing down. The therapeutic use of shear waves has never been used for the treatment of sleep apnea but its use could be an additional therapeutic arsenal of Continuous Positive Pressure. The technology developed by BREAS MEDICAL AB is based on the use of shear waves for the treatment of sleep apnea. The treatment is delivered using a cervical collar equipped with six sources (vibrating pistons) generating shear waves. The treatment generates shear waves at frequencies that vary from 20 to 250 Hz continuously, and at amplitudes less than 50 microns of the same order of magnitude of vibration as snoring. In view of the innovative nature of the treatment, the medico-technical team of BREAS MEDICAL AB carried out an analysis of the risks related to the device and to the propagation of waves, including the norms and standards imposed by the competent bodies. The investigators would like, in a first-dose study in humans, to assess safety in patients with sleep apnea syndrome.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
36
Collar inducing shearing wave to treat obstructive sleep disorders
Department of sleep and respiratory disorders, Hopital Nord Croix-Rousse - Hospices Civils de Lyon
Lyon, France
feasibility of wearing the shear wave collar
The feasibility of wearing the shear wave collar will be determined by the percentage of patients who have worn the collar at least 60% of their night AND who agree to wear this shear wave diffuser collar again if treatment is necessary. The duration collar wearing will be the delay in minutes between the putting on of the collar by a nurse and the removal of the collar by the patient or a nurse. The night duration will be the total duration of sleep in minutes determined by the polysomnography measures. The exact times (accuracy in second) of putting on and taking off the collar will be collected via the collar sensors specifically provided for this purpose. After each session, collar data are extracted by the BREAS technician and entered into the patient medical file and the eCRF.
Time frame: Day after the polysomnographic night (Day1 or Day15)
Sleep quality
quality of sleep according to the patient will be assessed using the question: "I am satisfied with my night" with a 5-level Likert scale: very satisfied, satisfied, no opinion, moderately satisfied, not satisfied
Time frame: Day after the polysomnographic night (Day1 or Day15)
confort during the night wearing the collar
inconveniences according to the patient will be assessed using the question: "How do you judge the collar confort" with a 5-level Likert scale: very satisfied, satisfied, no opinion, moderately satisfied, not satisfied
Time frame: Day after the polysomnographic night (Day1 or Day15)
vibration occurring during the night wearing the collar
inconveniences according to the patient will be assessed using the question: "How do you judge the collar vibration" with a 5-level Likert scale: very satisfied, satisfied, no opinion, moderately satisfied, not satisfied
Time frame: Day after the polysomnographic night (Day1 or Day15)
Noise occurring during the night wearing the collar
inconveniences according to the patient will be assessed using the question: "How do you judge the collar noise" with a 5-level Likert scale: very satisfied, satisfied, no opinion, moderately satisfied, not satisfied
Time frame: Day after the polysomnographic night (Day1 or Day15)
inconveniences due to the collar lock
inconveniences according to the patient will be assessed using the question: "How do you judge the collar lock" with a 5-level Likert scale: very satisfied, satisfied, no opinion, moderately satisfied, not satisfied
Time frame: Day after the polysomnographic night (Day1 or Day15)
redness occurring during the night wearing the collar
inconveniences according to the patient will be assessed using the question: "Do you have redness" with a 4-level Likert scale: None, Light, moderate, intense
Time frame: Day after the polysomnographic night (Day1 or Day15)
Burnt occurring during the night wearing the collar
inconveniences according to the patient will be assessed using the question: "Do you have Burnt " with a 4-level Likert scale: None, Light, moderate, intense
Time frame: Day after the polysomnographic night (Day1 or Day15)
blisters occurring during the night wearing the collar
inconveniences according to the patient will be assessed using the question: "Do you have blisters " with a 4-level Likert scale: None, Light, moderate, intense
Time frame: Day after the polysomnographic night (Day1 or Day15)
Pain occurring during the night wearing the collar
Pain according to the patient will be assessed using the question using anumeric scale from 0 to 10, 0 being the absence of pain and 10 the worst pain experienced
Time frame: Day after the polysomnographic night (Day1 or Day15)
Hypertension safety
Hypertension evolution between before and 1 day after the polysomnographic night will be measures in mmHg
Time frame: Day after the polysomnographic night (Day1 or Day15)
cardiac frequency safety
cardiac frequency evolution between before and Day after the polysomnographic night will be measures in mean frequency
Time frame: Day after the polysomnographic night (Day1 or Day15)
adverse event post evaluation
Adverse event related to the night wearing the collar declared in the 7 days following the second polysomnographic night.
Time frame: 7 Days after the second polysomnographic night (Day8 or Day22)
Sleep Apnea severity during the night wearing the collar
Sleep Apnea severity will be evaluated with the apnea-hypopnea index
Time frame: Day after the polysomnographic night (Day1 or Day15)
Sleep fragmentation during the night wearing the collar
Sleep fragmentation level will be evaluated with the number of micro wake-up
Time frame: Day after the polysomnographic night (Day1 or Day15)
duration of sleep stage during the night wearing the collar
duration of sleep stage in minutes
Time frame: Day after the polysomnographic night (Day1 or Day15)
sleep efficacy during the night wearing the collar
sleep efficacy will be measured using the index time of real sleep in minutes divided by the time spent in bed in minutes
Time frame: Day after the polysomnographic night (Day1 or Day15)
Night oxygen saturation during the night wearing the collar
Night oxygen saturation will be measured using the SaO2 mean
Time frame: Day after the polysomnographic night (Day1 or Day15)
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