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The purpose for our research protocol is to examine the role of breathing control mechanisms that determine the development of sleep-disordered breathing in the elderly. This proposal will focus on key factors that contribute to the control of ventilation in healthy individuals and in subjects with sleep-disordered breathing. We will study the age-specific changes in both normal persons and sleep individuals with sleep apnea.


Clinical Trial Description

Sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAS) is a relatively common disorder in the US population with significant adverse health consequences. Despite the high prevalence of SAS in elderly individuals, the underlying mechanisms have remained elusive. Specifically, we do not know whether the high prevalence of sleep apnea in older adults is due to increased central breathing instability. This proposal focuses on investigating age-specific differences in the susceptibility to central breathing instability in healthy individuals as well as individuals with sleep apnea.

This project will investigate the following specific objectives:

- Determine age-specific changes in the hypocapnic apneic threshold during sleep in

- elderly vs young individuals without sleep apnea

- elderly vs young individuals with sleep apnea.

- Determine age-specific changes in long-term facilitation during sleep in

- elderly versus young individuals without sleep apnea

- elderly vs young individuals with sleep apnea.

- We will investigate the susceptibility to central breathing instability by mechanically ventilating the subjects during NREM sleep using pressure support ventilation. We will compare the hypocapnic apneic threshold in old (age>60-65 years) and young (age 18-40years) individuals who are healthy as well as in those with sleep-disordered breathing. We will also measure the parameters over a continuum of age from 18 to 89y.

- We will investigate whether there is a difference in the susceptibility to long term facilitation of genioglossus activity and ventilation between young and old healthy individuals in response to episodic hypoxia, while maintaining isocapnia. We will conduct similar experiments in young and old individuals with sleep apnea.

Sleep apnea is very common in older veterans and is associated with significant cardiovascular complications. Greater insight into the pathogenesis will have a positive impact on the health of veterans suffering from this condition. This proposal will further our understanding of the pathogenesis of breathing instability leading to sleep-disordered breathing during sleep. Thus, we anticipate our findings will provide a basis for new approaches to prevention and management of SAS in veterans. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Diagnostic


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NCT number NCT00732199
Study type Interventional
Source VA Office of Research and Development
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date October 2008
Completion date April 2015

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