Evaluating the Relationship Between Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Daytime Alertness
Completed
Conditions studied: Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
In brief
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a serious sleep disorder in which a person repeatedly stops breathing, or experiences shallow breathing for short periods of time during sleep. Daytime sleepiness is a common symptom of OSA and may affect an individual's level of alertness throughout the day. The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between the severity of sleep-disordered breathing and levels of daytime alertness at baseline (untreated state) in a group of subjects with and without sleep apnea. In addition the change in daytime sleepiness in subjects with sleep apnea being treated with a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine, a common treatment for OSA will also be assessed.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00393913
- Run by
- NYU Langone Health
- People needed
- 144
- Starts
- 2006-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2011-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-08-05
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Experiences symptoms of OSA, including snoring and sleepiness
- Stable medical history with no change in medications that could affect sleepiness
You may not qualify if…
- Suspected diagnosis of a sleep disorder other than OSA (i.e., periodic leg movements, narcolepsy, insomnia, central sleep apnea, sleep hypoventilation syndrome)
- Medically unstable health conditions (e.g., heart attack, congestive heart failure)
- Use of psychotropic medications that cause sedation in the 3 months prior to study entry
- Recent or confirmed history of recreational drug use or alcohol abuse
- Pregnant
- Inability to communicate verbally, write, or read
- Visual, hearing, or cognitive impairment
Where it is running
- NYU Sleep Disorders Center — New York, New York, United States
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