NCT02088723

Testing the Elevation as Sleep Apnea Treatment

The Influence of Elevation of the Head of the Bed in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 52 (actual)
• Sponsor: Pulmonar · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if the elevation of the head of the bed in patients with obstructive sleep apnea can decrease the apnea-hypopnea index. First the investigators will do a standard polysomnography and see if the patients are included analysing the criteria like apnea-hypopnea index equal or more than 5. Within 2 weeks the patient will do the second polysomnography but this will be with a elevation of the head of the bed (15 cm of elevation of the bed doing a inclination). Then the investigators will compare the data of apnea-hypopnea index in the standard polysomnography versus the index with the elevation of the head of the bed.

Detailed description

There are many researches that demonstrate that the position of the patient modified the apnea-hypopnea index(IAH). In supine position the IAH will increase comparing with lateral position during th sleep. However few studies were done with the elevation of the head of the bed. First the investigators will do a standard polysomnography and see if the patients are included analysing the criteria like apnea-hypopnea index equal or more than 5. Within 2 weeks the patient will do the second polysomnography but this will be with a elevation of the head of the bed (15 cm of elevation of the bed doing a inclination). Then the investigators will compare the data of apnea-hypopnea index in the standard polysomnography versus the index with the elevation of the head of the bed.The main outcome will be to analyze the apnea hypopnea index comparing standard polysomnography (sPSG) with elevated polysomnography (ePSG).

Conditions

• Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
• Sleep Apnea Syndromes
• Sleep

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Head of bed elevation	head of bed elevation elevation the head of the bed with 15 cm (head of bed elevation) and compare the apnea-hypopnea index with the standard polysomnography

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-09-01
• Primary completion: 2015-10-01
• Completion: 2015-10-01
• First posted: 2014-03-17
• Last updated: 2015-10-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil