Status:

SUSPENDED

The Effect of CRT on the Hypercapnic Ventilatory Response

Lead Sponsor:

Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust

Collaborating Sponsors:

Boston Scientific Corporation

Conditions:

Sleep Disordered Breathing

Heart Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Central Sleep Apnoea (CSA) affects up to half of patients with severe heart failure and is associated with a poor prognosis. CSA is manifest as episodes of deep breathing interspersed with very shallo...

Detailed Description

Sleep disordered Breathing is common in heart failure, affecting around half of patients. This may be Obstructive Sleep Apnoea due to loss of pharyngeal muscle tone (OSA, associated with obesity and s...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (\<40%)
  • Either no significant sleep disordered breathing or moderate to severe CSA
  • Able to consent to the study
  • Ambulatory
  • Aged 18-100 years

Exclusion

  • Patients on Non-Invasive Ventilation
  • Predominant OSA
  • Unable to consent or attend for the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2014

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02203383

Start Date

June 1 2014

End Date

October 1 2017

Last Update

November 9 2016

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Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust

London, United Kingdom, SW6 6NP