Stroke and CPAP Outcome Study: A Sham-controlled Trial of CPAP Among Stroke Rehabilitation Patients

Completed · Phase 1/Phase 2 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Stroke, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive

In brief

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on functional outcome in patients with acute stroke, the investigators conducted a sham-controlled, double-blind pilot trial during inpatient rehabilitation. Patients with acute stroke were recruited and randomly assigned to auto-titrating or sham-CPAP during their rehabilitation stay.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02551757

Run by

University of Washington

People needed

40

Starts

2013-06-01

Expected to finish

2015-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-01-13

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• greater than 18 years of age
• admitted to an inpatient rehabilitation unit at the University of Washington
• head CT or brain MRI demonstrating an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke
• enrolled in another research study

You may not qualify if…

• stroke was a subarachnoid hemorrhage or due to a secondary cause (vascular malformation, vasculitis, brain tumor, head trauma, or predisposition to bleeding)
• history of CPAP use, advanced chronic lung disease requiring supplemental oxygen, heart failure (NYHA class III or IV)
• require a nasogastric feeding tube.

Where it is running

• University of Washington — Seattle, Washington, United States

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