Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00863135
Effect of CPAP on Blood Pressure in Patients With Sleep Apnea and Refractory Hypertension
Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Treatment on Blood Pressure in Patients With Sleep Apnea and Refractory Hypertension
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 68 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Corporacion Parc Tauli · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 75 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of CPAP treatment on blood pressure in patients with sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) and refractory arterial hypertension (RAH). Also, some of the mechanisms mediating SAS and RAH (systemic inflammation, oxidative stress, sympathetic hyperactivity) will be analyzed.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | CPAP | continuous positive airways pressure |
| DEVICE | Control | Patients are 3 months without any change in their treatment, and are in the waiting list to come into the CPAP procedure after that time |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2008-12-01
- Primary completion
- 2016-07-01
- Completion
- 2016-07-01
- First posted
- 2009-03-17
- Last updated
- 2017-02-09
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Spain
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00863135. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.