CPAP vs AutoCPAP for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in the Postoperative Setting
Stopped early · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Obstructive Sleep Apnea
In brief
The purpose of this study is to determine if an Autoadjusting CPAP machine is better than the regular CPAP machine in treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the postoperative setting.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00588848
- Run by
- MetroHealth Medical Center
- People needed
- 11
- Starts
- 2008-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2011-04-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-01-14
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Known OSA patients well-controlled by CPAP (not hypoxemic i.e. Oxygen Saturation (SaO2) ≥ 89% and post-treatment Apnea Hypopnea (AHI) <10) and compliant ( > 3 hours per night) presenting for elective inpatient surgery to MetroHealth Medical Center
- Elective extremity or lower abdominal surgery
- Age >18 years
You may not qualify if…
- Surgery that may cause hypoxemia from causes other than the effect on upper airway patency e.g. any thoracic surgery, upper abdominal surgery, head and neck surgery.
- Surgery on the upper-airway.
- Any condition that may interfere with application of CPAP mask e.g. trauma, surgery on the face, vomiting, naso-gastric intubation etc.
- OSA treated with a device other than CPAP e.g. Bilevel positive pressure or V-Positive Airway Pressure
- OSA needing very high levels of CPAP i.e. > 16 cms to achieve adequate control
- OSA or other underlying cardiopulmonary conditions that require supplemental oxygen
- Patients with decompensated congestive heart failure or advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (FEV1<35% of predicted)
- Patients with neuromuscular impairment
- Patients with central sleep apnea
- Pregnant patients
- Decisional impaired subjects who are not able to consent
Where it is running
- MetroHealth Medical Center — Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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