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Filter by:The goal of this observational study is to investigate biomarkers and neurocognitive markers of neurodegenerative processes in obstructive sleep apnea patients. The main questions the study aims to answer are: - Does neurodegeneration assessed by neurobiological markers and neurocognitive test performance exists in obstructive sleep apnea? - Are these neurodegenerative markers are associated with the adherence to clinical prescribed positive airway pressure therapy? Newly diagnosed patients with obstructive sleep apnea will be observed during the use of clinical prescribed positive pressure therapy. Different study related investigations take place before and six months after treatment start. Researchers will compare after six months the group of adherent treatment participants with the non-adherent treatment participants group to investigate if differences in the observed neurobiological or neurocognitive parameters exist.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is recurrent episodes of partial or complete obstruction of the upper airway during sleep that causes intermittent hypoxia and sleep fragmentation and potentially lead to cardiometabolic and neurocognitive sequelae. Chronic intermittent hypoxia, sleep fragmentation of OSA, and insufficient sleep have been significantly associated with higher risks of neurocognitive impairment, including mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease. Thus, sleep and sleep apnea might be modifiable factors to neurocognitive impairment. Positive airway pressure (PAP) is the first line of treatment to maintain open airways for patients with OSA. Improving sleep, sleep apnea and circadian function could be a high-value intervention target to alleviate cognitive impairment and decline in subjects with mild neurocognitive impairment. Amyloid accumulation in brain tissue is a distinct feature of Alzheimers' disease, which is associated with potential impairment of neurocognition clinically. It predicts memory decline in initially cognitively unimpaired individuals. The study explores the associations between sleep apnea, cognitive function and cerebral imaging and the role of PAP therapy on neurocognitive trajectory in these patients with subjective cognitive impairment /mild cognitive impairment (SCI/MCI).
The goal of this randomised, double-blind phase II/III clinical trial is to determine the safety and efficacy of IHL-42X in subjects with obstructive sleep apnoea who are intolerant, non-compliant, or naïve to positive airway pressure. Phase II study will be a 4-week dose-finding study comparing two dose strengths of IHL-42X to placebo. The optimal dose strength will be selected based on comparing the safety and efficacy of the two IHL-42X dose strengths to placebo over a 4-week treatment period. The three treatment groups are; IHL-42X Low dose (2.5mg dronabinol, 125mg acetazolamide), IHL-42X High dose (5mg dronabinol, 250mg acetazolamide) and Placebo. Each treatment group will enrol approximately 40 patients per treatment arm, for a total of approximately 120 patients. The safety and efficacy results of the Phase II study will be used to select the dose strength of IHL-42X and corresponding doses of dronabinol and acetazolamide in Phase III. Phase III study will use the optimal dose strength of IHL-42X identified in Phase II and will be compared to the component active pharmaceutical ingredients at equivalent dose strengths to those found in the IHL-42X optimal dose strength and placebo over 52 weeks. The four treatment groups are; IHL-42X (optimal dose from Phase II), Acetazolamide (equivalent dose strength to that in the IHL-42X optimal dose strength), Dronabinol (equivalent dose strength to that in the IHL-42X optimal dose strength) and placebo. The treatment groups will enrol approximately 165 patients in IHL-42X, approximately 55 patients in dronabinol, approximately 55 in acetazolamide, and approximately 165 in placebo, for a total of approximately 440 patients.
Diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome are closely linked to sleep apnea syndrome. Indeed, diabetic and/or obese patients present an increased risk of sleep apnoea syndrome (SAS), with a prevalence estimated at between 10 and 22%, depending on the study, and most of them requiring treatment with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP). In this sub-population of patients, only between 40% and 50% benefit from CPAP.
Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) is a hormone that helps regulate blood glucose levels through improved insulin sensitivity and release of insulin from the pancreas, control hunger, induce satiety and plays a role in the metabolic health of a person. GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RAs) have been shown to be effective in achieving weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes while improving blood glucose control. Bariatric surgical procedures have been shown to be effective in treating obesity as well as superior to best medical therapy for treatment of diabetes not just through restriction of calories but also through a positive impact in modifications of gut hormones, changes in circulating bile acids, modifications in the gut microflora as well as other undefined mechanisms. The combined benefits of GLP1-RAs with bariatric surgery have only been studied to a limited effect. In this randomized trial, the effects of continuation or discontinuation of GLP1-RA therapy in patients undergoing bariatric surgery will be determined. We will compare changes in weight, metabolic determinants including circulating bile acids and gut microbiome, psychological determinants of eating behavior, and adverse side effects in patients who continue vs discontinue therapy. Given differences in metabolic and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), both surgical groups will be examined. The study will be conducted at a high volume bariatric surgical program where patients will undergo randomization at the time of final clinic visit prior to surgery to continue or discontinue GLP1-RA. It is hypothesized that participants who continue GLP1-RA therapy after bariatric surgery will lose more weight with improved blood glucose control than those who discontinue therapy. Furthermore, changes in gut microbiome and circulating bile acids, known determinants of metabolic health, will be modified to a differential extent in those who are on GLP1-RAs vs those where GLP1-RAs are discontinued. Understanding the role these medications play in not only clinical outcomes after metabolic surgery but potential metabolic mechanisms by which surgery improves patient's metabolic health could help people with obesity and type 2 diabetes make informed decisions about their treatment options as well as advise providers on the continuation of these medications in the perioperative and postoperative period.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 12-week solriamfetol administration in the treatment of EDS in patients with OSA from China, using a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center, parallel-design.
Oropharyngeal muscle training has emerged as a novel adjunctive treatment approach, involving training of the swallowing muscle group and tongue muscles to prevent tongue collapse, reduce tongue base volume during sleep, and strengthen muscle tension. Therefore, the objective is to assess changes in oropharyngeal muscle strength, ultrasonographic tongue morphology, severity of sleep related breathing interruptions, clinical symptoms, and correlations among these factors. Oropharyngeal muscle training for patients with residual OSA using MAD can significantly 1. increase muscle strength and endurance. 2. reduce the severity of sleep-related breathing interruptions. 3. decrease clinical symptoms. 4. improve tongue morphology.
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a breathing problem that happens when you sleep. It is treated by a machine called continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy. The goal of this observational trial is to test how well a new wearable device can detect ongoing OSA in patients undergoing treatment with CPAP. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does the new wearable device detect OSA in patients undergoing treatment with CPAP as well as gold standard sleep studies? 2. Does the new wearable device detect OSA in patients undergoing treatment with CPAP more accurately than the CPAP machine can itself. Participants will be asked to wear the following two devices while using their CPAP machine for 2 nights: 1. AcuPebble SA100 (the new wearable device). This device is the size of a 2-pence coin and sits on the front of the neck and attaches via some double sided sticky tape. It is connected via bluetooth to a mobile phone application (app). 2. A multi-channel sleep study, which is the gold standard way of performing sleep studies. Researchers will then compare how much OSA is left in participants, comparing the values from the new device, gold standard sleep study and the CPAP machine itself.
Objectives: To compare the response of polycythemia in terms of hematocrit decrease in patients treated with positive airway pressure (CPAP) versus patients not treated with CPAP. Methodology: Randomized, parallel-group, nonblinded, controlled clinical trial. Patients diagnosed with OSA in a respiratory polygraphy (RP) and who meet all the inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria will undergo sleepiness and quality of life questionnaires, anthropometric measurements and blood tests and will be randomized to a CPAP treatment group or control group, maintaining this treatment for 12 months. A visit will be made at 12 weeks ,24 weeks and 52 weeks to check compliance with CPAP in the treatment group and to carry out questionnaires on physical activity and quality of life, anthropometric measurements, blood tests including hemoglobin and hematocrit as well as parameters related to coagulation and platelet function and changes in medication as well as adverse effects. Efficacy variables: blood count, hemoglobin, haematocrit, erythropoietin, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC), mean platelet volume (MPV), platelets, coagulation, erythrocyte range of distribution (ADE), glucose, creatinine, glomerular filtration rate, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), gamma glutamyltransferase (GGT), Total bilirubin, hypoxic burden, Epworth score, EuroQol- 5D questionnaire.
The purpose of this research is to see how effective the Personalized obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) Treatment Adherence Model called PRAISE is in helping the patient stick to the physician recommended OSA treatment plan Positive Airway Pressure (PAP).