Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Therapy on Changes of Blood Pressure Between Day and Night

Stopped early

Conditions studied: Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Diurnal Blood Pressure

In brief

to test whether using CPAP can restore the normal pattern of drop of blood pressure during sleep.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01865864

Run by

Northwell Health

People needed

2

Starts

2008-07-01

Expected to finish

2008-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-05-31

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All patients with OSA who don't meet the above mentioned exclusion criteria

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who have a normal diurnal sleep pattern (i.e. decrease of more than 30% of the systolic BP at night time)
• Patients who are on three or more antihypertensives whose blood pressure is not controlled.
• Patients previously treated with CPAP therapy within the past 3 months

Where it is running

• Heart Tower — Staten Island, New York, United States

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