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Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV) or continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is better at treating complex sleep apnea over time.


Clinical Trial Description

Between 3 and 19% of patients with clinical and polysomnographic features of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) develop a high-frequency of central apneas and/or disruptive Cheyne-Stokes respiratory syndrome after application of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), a pattern called the complex sleep apnea syndrome (CompSAS). The trial seeks to determine the efficacy of the ASV vs. CPAP modes for the treatment of CompSAS over time. Baseline clinical and laboratory data will be collected, patients will be randomized to one of the two treatments. Overall study participation is approximately 3 months. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


NCT number NCT00915499
Study type Interventional
Source ResMed
Contact
Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date May 2009
Completion date December 2011

See also
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