Biomarkers for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Completed

Conditions studied: Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

In brief

The purpose of the study is to: * recruit subjects with untreated sleep apnea; assess overnight changes in their blood and urine chemicals * review the overnight changes in blood and urine chemicals after they have been treated for sleep apnea * assess the overnight changes in blood and urine chemicals in healthy individuals with no sleep problems * compare the amount of fat in the belly using a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner on all subjects

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00834509

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

181

Starts

2008-04-01

Expected to finish

2015-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-04-18

Who can join

Age: 30 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• able to read and write in English
• if female, not pregnant
• goes to bed between 9:30pm-12:30am and sleeps minimum of 7 hours/night
• has telephone access
• BMI < 40

You may not qualify if…

• shift worker, irregular schedule
• previous diagnosis of sleep disorder other than OSA
• previous treatment with CPAP, BiPAP, oxygen, surgery for OSA
• current kidney disease, anemia, depression,
• substance abuse/dependence
• BMI > 40
• visual/hearing/cognitive impairments
• smoker who's not willing to refrain from all nicotine during study
• not willing to try CPAP treatment

Where it is running

• University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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