Pilot Study of the Comparison of the Upper Airway Dynamics of Oronasal vs Nasal Masks With PAP Treatment

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

In brief

Our group has recently found that the choice of positive airway pressure mask can significantly affect the pressure required to adequately treat sleep disordered breathing. The goal of this study is to visualize the upper airway in the retropalatal and retroglossal region while using both oronasal and nasal masks with CPAP in order to investigate differences in upper airway dynamics that may occur between these two mask types.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01939938

Run by

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

People needed

10

Starts

2013-06-01

Expected to finish

2015-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-07-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• AHI> 30/hr
• 18-75 years of age

You may not qualify if…

• History of claustrophobia
• History of pacemaker, nerve stimulator, or any other metal implanted device

Where it is running

• Weill Cornell Center for Sleep Medicine — New York, New York, United States

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