Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea in Cerebrovascular Disease

Completed · Phase 2/Phase 3

Conditions studied: Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack, Hypertension

In brief

Sleep apnea is common among Veterans with cerebrovascular disease (stroke or transient ischemic attack \[TIA\]), leads to hypertension, and is associated with recurrent stroke and death. Although continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) safely treats sleep apnea, few Veterans with cerebrovascular disease are diagnosed with sleep apnea or offered treatment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00984308

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

225

Starts

2008-12-23

Expected to finish

2011-09-30

Last updated by the study team

2017-06-14

Who can join

Age: 40 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack Hypertension

You may not qualify if…

• Prior diagnosis of sleep apnea or other sleep disorder
• Life expectancy < 6 months or Hospice
• Non-English speaker
• Unable/unwilling to use mask
• Inability to give informed consent
• Oxygen dependent COPD
• Chronic renal failure with dialysis
• Active Suicidal Ideation

Where it is running

• VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT — West Haven, Connecticut, United States
• Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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