Actively Recruiting
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Oral Frailty, Dysphagia, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
Led by National Cheng-Kung University Hospital · Updated on 2025-05-22
450
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
193 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of the CPAP treatment on oral frailty and dysphagia among OSA patients.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Oral Frailty, Dysphagia, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 50 years or older
- Medically diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (apnea and hypopnea index, AHI, 25 5 events per hour)
- Clear consciousness and able to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese
You will not qualify if you...
- Central sleep apnea patients
- Patients with neurological or muscular disorders such as stroke or Parkinson's disease
- Patients diagnosed with oral cancer currently undergoing oral treatment
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University
Tainan, Taiwan, Taiwan, 704
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
Y
Yen-Chin Chen
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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