NCT00588848

CPAP vs AutoCPAP for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in the Postoperative Setting

Postoperative Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea With CPAP vs. an Autoadjusting CPAP Device: a Randomized Controlled Single Center Trial

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 11 (actual)
• Sponsor: MetroHealth Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if an Autoadjusting CPAP machine is better than the regular CPAP machine in treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the postoperative setting.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to determine if an Autoadjusting CPAP machine is better than the regular CPAP machine in treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the postoperative setting. Patients with known Obstructive Sleep Apnea who are on CPAP therapy at home and undergo an elective surgery (meeting specified inclusion and exclusion criteria) will be randomized to either using Autoadjusting CPAP vs their usual CPAP at their prescribed settings the night after surgery. During that night, they will be monitored with full polysomnography in their hospital bed.

Conditions

• Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Autoadjusting CPAP (VPAP Auto)	An autoadjusting CPAP unit is used in place of subject's own CPAP unit during the night of the polysomnography study (the first night after surgery).
DEVICE	CPAP	Subject's own CPAP unit is applied to the subject during the polysomnography study night (the first night after surgery)

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-01-01
• Primary completion: 2011-04-01
• Completion: 2011-04-01
• First posted: 2008-01-09
• Last updated: 2019-01-14
• Results posted: 2013-05-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States