NCT00928655

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and Acetazolamide to Treat Sleep Apnea Syndrome Patients at Altitude

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) and Acetazolamide for Treatment of Patients With the Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome at Altitude

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 51 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Zurich · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of nasal continuous positive airway pressure in combination with acetazolamide as a treatment for sleep related breathing disturbances in patients with the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome living at low altitude during a sojourn at moderate altitude.

Conditions

• Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	acetazolamide	acetazolamide 250mg 1/0/2
PROCEDURE	nocturnal continuous positive airway pressure	continuous positive airway pressure
DRUG	placebo	placebo capsules

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-06-01
• Primary completion: 2009-11-01
• Completion: 2009-11-01
• First posted: 2009-06-26
• Last updated: 2014-05-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland