Status:

RECRUITING

Pharmacological Activation of HMN for OSA Aim 2

Lead Sponsor:

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Conditions:

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common and has major health implications but treatment options are limited. OSA patients show a marked reduction in upper airway (UA) dilator muscle activity at sleep ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • AHI \> 10 events/h during NREM supine sleep

Exclusion

  • Any medical condition other than well controlled hypertension and mild diabetes.
  • Any medication known to influence breathing, sleep/arousal, or muscle physiology.
  • Claustrophobia.
  • Inability to sleep supine.
  • Allergy to any of the medications tested in the protocol.
  • History of kidney stones, hypercalcemia, primary hyperparathyroidism, sarcoidosis, hypervitaminosis D.
  • Individuals with underlying cardiac disease, such as arrhythmias.
  • Individuals taking psychiatric medications, such as an MAO-I, SSRI or SNRI, or any of the studied medications for medical care.
  • For women: Pregnancy.
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • Severe OSA with a mean SaO2 lower than 88%

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

16 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03858751

Start Date

March 1 2019

End Date

December 31 2022

Last Update

September 21 2022

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Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115