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Unrecognized ConditionNCT03079466

Effect of CPAP Treatment on the Elderly With Mild to Moderate Sleep Apnea

A study testing CPAP in people with Unrecognized Condition, run by Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Objective: To analyze the impact of CPAP treatment on cognitive, clinical and quality of life domains in patients over 70 years of age with mild-to-moderate OSA Primary Outcome: Epworth scale and QSQ domains Secondary Outcomes: Neurocognitive variables and CPAP adherence Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 70 to 100 years
Conditions the study is for
Unrecognized Condition
What is being tested?
CPAP
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
96 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
9 Mar 2017to 15 Jul 2017
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 70 to 100 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age equal or greater than 70 years of both sexes
  • Patients with sleep study results with AHI ≥ 15 and < 30

Who cannot join

  • Alternative diagnoses of other non-respiratory sleep disorders that are also cause of pathological somnolence (eg, sdr restless legs, narcolepsy, etc.)
  • Don't sign informed consent
  • Acute or chronic respiratory insufficiency requiring home oxygen therapy
  • Patients with Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
  • Diagnosis of neuro-psychiatric diseases with the exception of anxiety - depression or diagnosis of dementia.
  • Diseases of any origin in the acute phase
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  • Heart failure or recent stroke (less than 3 months).
  • Central SAHS (more than 50% of the registry with central apneas or Cheyne-Stokes breathing)
  • Pre-treatment with CPAP
  • Inability to perform the diagnostic study of sleep due to the patient's condition
  • Hipersomniaincapacitante (Epworth≥18) with no known or most likely cause related to SAHS

About this study

Objective: To analyze the impact of CPAP treatment on cognitive, clinical and quality of life domains in patients over 70 years of age with mild-to-moderate OSA

Primary Outcome: Epworth scale and QSQ domains

Secondary Outcomes: Neurocognitive variables and CPAP adherence

Being tested
CPAP
Keywords
Sleep apnea, Elderly, CPAP
Medical subject headings
Sleep Apnea Syndromes

What participants receive

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

  • CPAPOther

    This is a randomized study where patients are included consecutively under a randomization order that will be given to the investigators. Patients will continue to be treated with CPAP and other treatment with no CPAP for a duration of 3 months and with intention-to-treat analysis And by protocol.

Study groups in NCT03079466
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment CPAPActive comparatorA group treated with CPAP
Receives: Other: CPAP
group without treatmentSham comparatorNot described
Receives: Other: CPAP

What is being measured

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

  1. Epworth Sleepiness Scale

    Measure of diurnal sleepiness

    Measured: 3 months

  2. Quebec Sleep Questionnaire domains

    Quality of Life measured in sleep apnea patients

    Measured: 3 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted14 Mar 2017
  2. Study start9 Mar 2017
  3. Primary completion10 Jun 2017 (estimated)
  4. Study completion15 Jul 2017 (estimated)

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
Model description
Randomized clinical trial
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
96 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03079466
Sponsor's protocol ID
sleep workgroup
Status last verified
Mar 2017
First submitted
9 Mar 2017
Last updated
14 Mar 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes

Publications

  • Martinez-Garcia MA, Oscullo G, Ponce S, Pastor E, Orosa B, Catalan P, Martinez A, Hernandez L, Muriel A, Chiner E, Vigil L, Carmona C, Mayos M, Garcia-Ortega A, Gomez-Olivas JD, Beauperthuy T, Bekki A, Gozal D. Effect of continuous positive airway pressure in very elderly with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea pooled results from two multicenter randomized controlled trials. Sleep Med. 2022 Jan;89:71-77. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2021.11.009. Epub 2021 Nov 24.

    PubMed 34915264

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing CPAP in people with Unrecognized Condition, run by Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset.

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 11 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Mar 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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?

Results are not available in the source record.

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?

Epworth Sleepiness Scale (time frame: 3 months). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 NCT03079466, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 14 Mar 2017.

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