Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01797653
Randomized-controlled Trial (RCT) on CPAP-withdrawal and Microvascular Function in OSA
The Effects of CPAP-withdrawal on Microvascular Function in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Randomized-controlled Trial
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 45 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 20 Years – 75 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Randomized controlled trial (therapeutic vs. placebo CPAP) including 46 patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to define the physiological effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy withdrawal on myocardial perfusion and dermal and renal microvascular function during a 2 week period.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | CPAP therapy withdrawal | CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) with subtherapeutic pressure during two weeks |
| PROCEDURE | Continue CPAP treatment | Continue treatment with therapeutic continuous positive airway pressure device |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2013-02-01
- Primary completion
- 2013-12-01
- Completion
- 2013-12-01
- First posted
- 2013-02-22
- Last updated
- 2013-12-23
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Switzerland
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01797653. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.