Status:
COMPLETED
Comparison Between Auto CPAP and Fixed CPAP in Chinese Patients With OSA
Lead Sponsor:
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Conditions:
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
AutoCPAP would lead to better compliance than FixCPAP
Detailed Description
A prospective, randomized crossover cohort. Study subjects consisted of patients newly diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) confirmed with sleep study. All are CPAP naïve. Randomization: Arm...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All subjects should be CPAP naïve.
- OSA confirmed with sleep study
- Presence of daytime symptoms with excessive daytime sleepiness
- Age between 18 to 65
- RDI greater than 30
- Agreed to participate in trial with informed consent signed
Exclusion
- Patients not suitable to nasal CPAP because of facial abnormality leading to poor mask fitting.
- Patients with known COPD with type II failure
- Patients with known heart failure.
- Patients with predominant central sleep apnea.
- Patients need bilevel positive airway pressure ventilation.
- Patients refusing to participate the trial.
- Patients have difficulty to follow up regularly.
- patients with untreated or under treatment of hypothyroidism
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
June 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00307424
Start Date
August 1 2004
End Date
June 1 2005
Last Update
March 28 2006
Active Locations (2)
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1
North District Hospital
Hong Kong, China
2
Prince of Wales Hospital
Hong Kong, China