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CPAP to Reduce Arterial Stiffness in Non Sleepy, Moderate to Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea (STIFFSLEEP)

NCT02273089 · Status: TERMINATED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2017-07-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study intends to determine whether continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) can reduce arterial stiffness (measured by pulse wave velocity) in nonsleepy as well as in sleepy patients with obstructive sleep apnea .

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

CPAP (ResMed S9 AutoSet)

nocturnal CPAP for three months

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Nova de Lisboa

    collaborator OTHER

  • Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alexandra Mineiro, MD · Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central

  • Pedro Marques-da-Silva, MD · Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central

  • João Cardoso, MD · Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central

  • Maria João Marques-Gomes, MD, PhD · Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-10-31
Primary Completion
2016-12-31
Completion
2017-06-30

Countries

  • Portugal

Study Locations

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Diseases

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