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Intraoperative Ansa Cervicalis Nerve (ACN) Stimulation
Sponsor: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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.
Official title: Intraoperative Identification and Stimulation of the Ansa Cervicalis Nerve Plexus
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2023-02-28
Completion Date
2026-12
Last Updated
2026-01-12
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
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.
Locations (1)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States