The Effect of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment on PTSD Symptoms.

Completed

Conditions studied: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety, Nightmares, Unrefreshed Sleep

In brief

We hypothesize that prevention of Sleep Disordered Breathing among PTSD patients with nasal CPAP will result improve their anxiety, insomnia and alcohol craving (among those who use alcohol to control their symptoms).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01512771

Run by

Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center

People needed

18

Starts

2010-03-01

Expected to finish

2014-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-09-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• A. Admitted to PTSD unit at NVAMC and will remain in the unit for at least 12 weeks after initiation of study participation.
• B. Found to have SDB by polysomnography

You may not qualify if…

• Impaired Decision-Making Capacity, as determined by treating psychiatrist.
• No sleep disordered breathing found by polysomnography
• Unable/unwilling to use the nasal CPAP

Where it is running

• PTSD unit at Northport VAMC — Northport, New York, United States

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