Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment to Improve Cardiac Rehabilitation

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Conditions studied: Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Coronary Heart Disease

In brief

This is a randomized clinical trial in U.S. Veterans to evaluate the impact of treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on the effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation, including impact on exercise capacity, disability, and quality of life.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02005445

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

4

Starts

2014-10-01

Expected to finish

2018-06-29

Last updated by the study team

2019-07-05

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Veterans referred for cardiac rehabilitation at the VA Boston Healthcare System.
• Moderate to severe OSA (AHI >15) on home sleep testing.

You may not qualify if…

• Dangerous levels of sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale score >16 or a report of falling asleep at the wheel of a car within the past 2 years).
• Physical limitation precluding exercise testing.

Where it is running

• VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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