Status:

WITHDRAWN

Sleep Apnea: Mechanism and Cerebrovascular Consequences

Lead Sponsor:

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Conditions:

Sleep Apnea, Obstructive

Stroke

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study will determine the effect of ventilatory stimulation on obstructive sleep apnea in selected patients with stroke. We will select a subset of patients with stroke in the prior 3 months who a...

Detailed Description

This study never enrolled patients. It was a component of a larger VA Merit grant and the other aims of the grant were completed but due to logistic issues and recruitment challenges this particular p...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • We will select non-obese patients (body mass index \[BMI\] \<30 kg/m2) with stroke diagnosed during the 3 previous months and obstructive sleep apnea on screening sleep study (apnea-hypopnea index \[AHI\] \>15 events/hr of study time).
  • Patients with stroke will be selected based on the following criteria: 85 years old or less with a history of ischemic stroke within 3 months resulting in mild to moderate neurological impairment (Rankin scale \< 3)

Exclusion

  • Hemorrhagic stroke,
  • A history of chronic obstructive lung disease,
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<55%
  • Evidence of nasal or pharyngeal obstruction on physical examination.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00108602

Start Date

May 1 2007

End Date

May 1 2007

Last Update

June 26 2015

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