# Variable Negative External Pressure (vNEP) - An Alternative to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA): A Pilot Study

> **NCT04718142** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Somne, LLC** · enrollment: 28 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Obstructive Sleep Apnea

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** vNEP

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04718142
- **Lead sponsor:** Somne, LLC
- **Sponsor class:** INDUSTRY
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2020-10-19
- **Primary completion:** 2021-03-15
- **Final completion:** 2021-03-30
- **Target enrollment:** 28 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2021-04-02

## Collaborators

- [object Object]

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04718142

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04718142, "Variable Negative External Pressure (vNEP) - An Alternative to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA): A Pilot Study". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04718142. Licensed CC0.

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