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Vasoactive Hormones During the Night in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Before and After Treatment With CPAP.

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Regional Hospital Holstebro
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00360659
First received: August 3, 2006
Last updated: April 17, 2008
Last verified: April 2008
History of Changes
  Purpose

We wanted to test the hypothesis that treatment with continuous positive airway pressure reduces nocturnal hypoxia and thereby affecting levels of vasoactive hormones leading to a fall in blood pressure patients with obstructive sleep apnea.


Condition Intervention Phase
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
 Device: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
 Phase 4

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label

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Further study details as provided by Regional Hospital Holstebro:

Estimated Enrollment: 50
Study Start Date: February 2004
Estimated Study Completion Date: February 2005
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   20 Years to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age between 20 and 65 years
  • Obstructive sleep apnea
  • Hypertension or normal blood pressure

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Drug or alcohol abuse
  • Pregnancy
  • History or clinical signs of disease in the heart, lungs, brain,liver, kidneys or endocrine organs
  • Diabetes
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00360659

Locations
Denmark
Department of Medicine, Holstebro Hospital
Holstebro, Ringkoebing County, Denmark, 7500
Sponsors and Collaborators
Regional Hospital Holstebro
Investigators
Study Chair: Erling B Pedersen, Professor Regional Hospital Holstebro
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Pia H Gjørup, Department of Medical Research, Holstebro Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00360659     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: MED.RES.HOS.2004.02.PHH
Study First Received: August 3, 2006
Last Updated: April 17, 2008
Health Authority: Denmark: The Danish National Committee on Biomedical Research Ethics

Keywords provided by Regional Hospital Holstebro:
Obstructive sleep Apnea
Hypertension
Vasoactive hormones

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Apnea
Sleep Apnea Syndromes
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Respiration Disorders
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory
 Signs and Symptoms
Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic
Dyssomnias
Sleep Disorders
Nervous System Diseases

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