Status:

COMPLETED

A Short Term Open, Randomized Cross-over Trial Exploring the Effect of Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibition by Acetazolamide on Sleep Apnea Associated Hypertension and Vascular Dysfunction

Lead Sponsor:

Göteborg University

Conditions:

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Eligibility:

MALE

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This is a short term open, randomized cross over trial to explore and compare the efficacy of pharmacological carbonic anhydrase (CA) inhibition on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) related hypertension. ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Provision of informed consent prior to any study specific procedures
  • Males 18 to 75 years
  • An Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI)\>15 and an Epworth Sleepiness Scale score (ESS)\>6 as verified by a PSG recording.
  • Patients with established hypertension (systolic/diastolic blood pressure \>= 160/95, either systolic or diastolic accounted for).
  • Clinically normal physical findings and laboratory values, as judged by the investigator
  • Body mass index \>= 35 kg/m2

Exclusion

  • Hypersensitivity to sulfonamides or acetazolamide-
  • Patients with ongoing medication with other sulphonamides or patients any specific antihypertensive treatment.
  • History of severe allergy/hypersensitivity or ongoing allergy/hypersensitivity.
  • Subjects with a seizure disorder
  • Patients with clinically verified central sleep apnea
  • Clinically significant renal (serum creatinine \>2.0 mg/dL or \>130 micromol/L), neurological, metabolic (e.g. Type 1 or 2 diabetes), haematological or hepatic disease (ASAT or ALAT \>2 times the upper limit of normal).
  • Subjects with an occupational risk potentially exaggerated by daytime sleepiness such as handling complex machinery or professional driving
  • Unstable angina pectoris, unstable hypertension (or poorly controlled diabetes (HbA1C \< 52 mmoles/mol, or fasting plasma glucose \>7 mmoles/l).
  • Clinically significant congestive heart failure.
  • Myocardial infarction or coronary vessel intervention within the previous 6 months period.
  • Subjects with uncontrolled hypertension (defined as a diastolic blood pressure ≥110 mmHg and/or a systolic blood pressure ≥180 mmHg with or without medication).
  • Previously diagnosed or treated clinically significant cardiac arrhythmia
  • Clinically significant chronic pulmonary or gastrointestinal disease.
  • Clinical history of depression as judged by the investigator or other previous or present clinically significant psychiatric disease
  • Suspected or confirmed poor compliance
  • Alcohol or drug abuse during the last year.
  • Subjects with any other significant condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, could interfere with participation in the study.
  • Severe nocturnal hypoxia defined as more than 10 episodes with an oxygen desaturation exceeding 50% or signs of lacking resaturation between desaturations on previous recordings according to investigators judgment
  • Participation in another clinical study during the last 6 months.
  • Inability to understand and complete the questionnaires.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

13 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02220803

Start Date

March 1 2014

End Date

August 1 2016

Last Update

August 16 2016

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Center for Sleep and Vigilance disorders

Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, 40530