Status:

UNKNOWN

Opiate Sleep Disordered Breathing Study

Lead Sponsor:

Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health

Collaborating Sponsors:

Flinders Medical Centre

Conditions:

Sleep Apnea

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Brief Summary

Lay title: A study of breathing pauses during sleep in patients on long term opiates. Sleep apnoea is a term which refers to frequent breathing pauses during sleep. Breathing can stop at night due to...

Detailed Description

The purpose for this study is to test the hypothesis that sleep disordered breathing is more prevalent amongst a group of patients on high dose opiates for chronic pain. Aims 1. To define the preval...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients on long acting Morphine \>40mg/day, Oxycontin \>30mg/day, and Methadone \>20mg/day were contacted.
  • Stable opiate dose for 2 weeks
  • Lives within 80KM of FMC

Exclusion

  • Significant CCF/CVA
  • Severe COPD
  • Major Psychiatric illness
  • History of substance abuse in the last 3 months

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2007

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00791674

Start Date

December 1 2007

Last Update

November 14 2008

Active Locations (2)

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1

Pain Management Unit, Flinders Medical Centre

Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia, 5042

2

Adelaide Institute of Sleep Health, Repatriation General Hospital,

Daw Park, South Australia, Australia, 5041