Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment With CPAP With and Without the Use of Expiratory Pressure Relief Technology

Lead Sponsor:

University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

Conditions:

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Expiratory pressure relief (EPR) is a technology designed to improve patient comfort during continous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The investigators hyp...

Detailed Description

Participants will be recruited at the sleep clinic. The study will be carried out in 4 steps, the first 2 during one night of full polysomnography (PSG) and the last 2 during CPAP treatment for 4 week...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • both sexes
  • aged eighteen or over
  • already have baseline polysomnography showing a severe Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AIH), defined according to the current criteria of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) as 30 events / hour of sleep or more
  • already be using a continuous positive pressure device (CPAP) at a pressure equal to or greater than 9 cmH2O with good adherence, defined as an average use equal to or greater than 4 hours per day.

Exclusion

  • Patients with:
  • severe or decompensated respiratory or cardiac diseases
  • previous pharyngeal surgery or other sleep disorders, such as parasomnias, narcolepsy or primary insomnia
  • users of sedative medications such as opioids, benzodiazepines and muscle relaxants
  • uncontrolled diabetes or hyperthyroidism

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

13 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05219591

Start Date

January 1 2022

End Date

December 1 2024

Last Update

February 20 2024

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Sleep Laboratory, Heart Institute, Pulmonary Division, Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo

São Paulo, Brazil, 55