Incidence of Sleep-disordered Breathing and Upper Airway Collapsibility in Postpartum Patients and Its Intervention

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Conditions studied: Sleep Disordered Breathing, Upper Airway Collapsibility, Upper Airway Obstruction

In brief

The investigators hypothesized that sleeping in a 45 degrees elevated body position decreases the likelihood of upper airway vulnerability to collapse early after delivery. Furthermore, the investigators want to elucidate the anatomical and physiological risk factors that contribute in the upper airway obstruction in post-partum patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01719224

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

55

Starts

2012-03-01

Expected to finish

2014-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-12-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Postpartum mothers within 48 hours of delivery in a major academic teaching hospital.
• Age over 18 years.
• Admitted to the Massachusetts General Hospital OB service for the delivery.
• Interventions will be randomly assigned to the patients enrolled in this study

You may not qualify if…

• Age under 18 years.
• History of pre-existing pulmonary and cardiac diseases, including bronchial asthma, cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive lung disease, neck and chest tumors (thyroid, mediastinal, etc.), irradiation to the neck and/or chest, and congenital airway deformities, other critically-ill conditions.

Where it is running

• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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