Study of Positive Airway Pressure in Preeclampsia to Reduce Blood Pressure

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Conditions studied: Preeclampsia, Hypertension

In brief

The purpose of this study is to identify whether sleep-disordered breathing - as measured by overnight polysomnography - is associated with pre-eclampsia and to determine whether use of positive airway pressure can improve nocturnal blood pressure.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01029691

Run by

University of Michigan

People needed

125

Starts

2009-05-01

Expected to finish

2015-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-10-16

Who can join

Age: 14 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Women with preeclampsia who receive care at the University of Michigan Hospitals
• No current use of PAP therapy.
• Willing and able to provide informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

• Current PAP therapy
• Any medical reason why PAP therapy may not be suitable (e.g., in patients with recent head trauma).
• Cognitively impaired and unable to understand informed consent.

Where it is running

• University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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