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Sleep ApneaNCT00616265

Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Treatment in the Control of Refractory Hypertension

A study testing CPAP in people with Sleep Apnea and Hypertension, run by Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica at 1 site in Spain.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The working hypothesis for the present study is that treatment with CPAP in patients with an sleep apnea (IAH>15) and AHT-r is capable of producing significant reductions in blood-pressure levels. This hypothesis is supported by four proven findings: 1. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Sleep Apnea, Hypertension
What is being tested?
CPAP
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
210 participants
Where
1 siteSpain
Study dates
Jun 2008to Feb 2012
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients aged 18-75 with a diagnosis of primary AHT-r and an AHI ≥15.
  • Signature indicating informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • Those patients with, in the opinion of the researcher, incapacitating hypersomnia will be excluded (to avoid the ethical problems associated with not treating a symptomatic sleep apnea patient).
  • Patients with risky professions or work involving dangerous goods.
  • Pregnancy.
  • The regular use of psychotropic drugs that could significantly modify the results of the sleep studies, or previous alcoholism (more than 100 gr of alcohol/day).
  • Patients previously treated with CPAP.
  • Record of poor compliance with anti-hypertensive treatment.
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  • AHT secondary to cardiac insufficiency, valvulopathy, renal or endocrinological causes, cor pulmonale or the consumption of oral corticoids, or any other known cause.
  • Patients who have suffered from a cardiovascular event in the month prior to inclusion in the study, or patients who were unstable at the time of their inclusion in the study.
  • Known renal insufficiency with a concentration of creatinine greater than 1.5 mg/dl

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Spain1 site
  • General Hospital of Requena

    Valencia, Valencia, 42340

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About this study

Official title: Effect of CPAP Treatment in the Control of Refractory Hypertension

The working hypothesis for the present study is that treatment with CPAP in patients with an sleep apnea (IAH>15) and AHT-r is capable of producing significant reductions in blood-pressure levels.

This hypothesis is supported by four proven findings:

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  1. -sleep apnea is an independent risk factor for arterial hypertension (1).
  2. -The greater the number of RSD, the greater the loss of control over blood-pressure levels (1).
  3. -The prevalence of sleep apnea in patients with AHT refractory to treatment is very high (11,12).
  4. -Treatment of patients with sleep apnea and AHT-r with CPAP succeeds in significantly reducing blood-pressure levels in the only (small-scale) studies undertaken to date (14,15).
  5. OBJECTIVES

Main objective:

To evaluate the effect of treatment with CPAP on blood-pressure levels in patients with AHT refractory to medical treatment.

Secondary objectives:

  • To evaluate the effect of treatment with CPAP on the various elements assessed in BP (systolic/diastolic; daytime/nighttime, etc) and the circadian profile (dipper/non-dipper/raiser patterns; variability and homogeneity of blood-pressure levels, etc) obtained during a 24-hour out-patient study (AMPA).
  • To analyze the related variables or subgroups of patients most affected by treatment with CPAP.
  • To evaluate the effect of CPAP on the levels of some of the biological variables involved in the pathogenesis of AHT-r (renin, angiotensin, aldosterone, atrial natriuretic factor, etc).
Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVE. To evaluate the effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment on the blood-pressure (BP) levels of patients with refractory arterial hypertension (AHT-r).

METHODS: Multicenter randomized study with parallel groups and blind final evaluation.

Patients will be recruited from AHT, nephrology or internal medicine outpatient clinics and will satisfy the criteria for AHT-r (patients requiring 3 anti-AHT drugs at recommended doses to maintain their blood-pressure levels within AMPA [24-hours ambulatory monitoring of blood pressure values) excluding those forms of secondary AHT and those patients with incapacitating hypersomnia that need immediate treatment. In all, 210 patients will be included (105 per arm for intention to treat analysis) in accordance with the calculation of the sample size needed including drop-outs to evaluate a clinically significant minimum drop of 4-5 mmHg in the mean BP and the number of centers (21 centers; 10 patients per center). They will all be subjected to a complete clinical history, an AMPA study, a blood test (with serum retained for a later determination of biological mediators) and a sleep study. Those patients with an AHI>15 will be randomized to receive CPAP vs habitual control. The treatment will last 3 months. The same variables that were measured before the randomization will be analyzed again for the purposes of comparison. The comparison of results will be undertaken on the basis of an intention-to-treat and per-protocol analyses based on adherence to CPAP treatment at different cutoff of hours /day by means of an ANOVA two-way analysis (one of them being time).

Being tested
CPAP
Keywords
Sleep apnea, Refractory Hypertension, Difficult-to-treat hypertension, CPAP
Medical subject headings
Sleep Apnea Syndromes, Hypertension

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • CPAPDevice

    Also called Continuous positive airway pressure

    Pressure device on airway to maintain it open

Study groups in NCT00616265
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
BNo interventionGroup B. Only Usual Control
AExperimentalGroup A: Cpap treatment plus Usual control
Receives: Device: CPAP

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Effect on blood pressure levels

    Measured: Before and six months after CPAP treatment

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Effect on night blood pressure pattern

    Measured: Befor and six month after CPAP treatment

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted15 Feb 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2008
  3. Primary completionDec 2011
  4. Study completionFeb 2012

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
210 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00616265
Sponsor's protocol ID
Prot-740
Other IDs
Prot-740 SEPAR, SEPAR-90
Status last verified
Feb 2012
First submitted
4 Feb 2008
Last updated
29 Feb 2012
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Sanchez-de-la-Torre M, Khalyfa A, Sanchez-de-la-Torre A, Martinez-Alonso M, Martinez-Garcia MA, Barcelo A, Lloberes P, Campos-Rodriguez F, Capote F, Diaz-de-Atauri MJ, Somoza M, Gonzalez M, Masa JF, Gozal D, Barbe F; Spanish Sleep Network. Precision Medicine in Patients With Resistant Hypertension and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Blood Pressure Response to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Sep 1;66(9):1023-32. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.06.1315.

    PubMed 26314530
  • Martinez-Garcia MA, Capote F, Campos-Rodriguez F, Lloberes P, Diaz de Atauri MJ, Somoza M, Masa JF, Gonzalez M, Sacristan L, Barbe F, Duran-Cantolla J, Aizpuru F, Manas E, Barreiro B, Mosteiro M, Cebrian JJ, de la Pena M, Garcia-Rio F, Maimo A, Zapater J, Hernandez C, Grau SanMarti N, Montserrat JM; Spanish Sleep Network. Effect of CPAP on blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and resistant hypertension: the HIPARCO randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2013 Dec 11;310(22):2407-15. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.281250.

    PubMed 24327037

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing CPAP in people with Sleep Apnea and Hypertension, run by Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica at 1 site in Spain.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Feb 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Spain. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Effect on blood pressure levels (time frame: Before and six months after CPAP treatment). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00616265, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 29 Feb 2012.

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