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Sleep Apnea, ObstructivePhase 3NCT00221065

Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) on Cognitive and Functional Performance in Stroke Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

A Phase 3 study testing Nasal Continuous positive airway pressure - Tyco 420G in people with Sleep Apnea, Obstructive and Cerebrovascular Accident, run by Toronto Rehabilitation Institute at 1 site in Canada.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

" Obstructive sleep apnea"(OSA) is a sleep breathing disorder. When a person with OSA tries to sleep the back of the throat closes and blocks the flow of air into lungs.When this happens, a person's sleep is disrupted, causing minor awakenings(which the individual may not recognize). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
What is being tested?
Nasal Continuous positive airway pressure - Tyco 420G
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteCanada
Study dates
Jun 2005to Oct 2008
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • completed embolic, thrombo-embolic or hemorrhagic subacute strokes admitted within 3 weeks of stroke onset to the SRU of TRI.
  • all subjects must be able to follow simple commands in English based upon the Speech Language therapist's intake assessment and have competency to provide informed consent to participate in the study.

Who cannot join

  • brainstem strokes due to increased aspiration risk with CPAP.
  • patients with previously diagnosed OSA or stroke.
  • diseases primarily or frequently affecting the central nervous system, including dementia, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis,Huntington's disease or Lupus.
  • history of a psychotic disorder
  • stroke secondary to traumatic brain injury.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Canada1 site
  • Toronto Rehabilitation Institute

    Toronto, Ontario, MG52A2

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About this study

Official title: Influence of CPAP on Cognitive Function and Outcome of Stroke Patients With Obstructive Apnea

" Obstructive sleep apnea"(OSA) is a sleep breathing disorder. When a person with OSA tries to sleep the back of the throat closes and blocks the flow of air into lungs.When this happens, a person's sleep is disrupted, causing minor awakenings(which the individual may not recognize). This occurs many times throughout the night, causing poor sleep quality,excessive daytime sleepiness, poor concentration, and sometimes depression.It is possible that poor outcomes observed in stroke patients with OSA result from these neurocognitive phenomena, presumably by reducing effective participation in rehabilitation activities.OSA is treated with nasal continuous positive airway pressure(CPAP).CPAP therapy keeps the back of the throat open so that airflow is never blocked.The study is designed to investigate whether treatment of OSA with CPAP improves the results of rehabilitation.

Read the detailed description

Stroke occurs as a result of ischemic injury to neural tissue, as a result of cardiogenic or artery to artery embolism or intracranial arterial thrombosis. The traditional vascular risk factors, namely hypertension, diabetes mellitus, tobacco smoking, family history and hyperlipidemia as well as atrial fibrillation are major determinants of stroke risk. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been shown to be a risk factor for hypertension and,although the association is less strong, atherosclerotic heart disease.There is a high prevalence of OSA amongst stroke patients, on the order of 60 to 70%, which is tenfold higher than in the general healthy population. Recently, it has been shown that, in stroke patients undergoing inpatient rehabilitation,the presence of OSA predicts both a poor functional outcome and greater length of hospitalization in the rehabilitation unit, even after adjustment for stroke severity.

We propose to examine the effect of CPAP therapy on the neuropsychological and functional outcomes of stroke patients with OSA admitted to the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Stroke Rehabilitation Unit in a prospective, randomized study. We hypothesize that, in stroke patients with OSA, CPAP therapy will improve indices of vigilance, attention, and cognitive performances well as motor function(as it does in OSA patients without stroke)when compared to those not treated with CPAP. Furthermore,we hypothesize that the outcome of rehabilitation, as assessed by neuropsychological and motor indices, will be improved in these patients.

Being tested
Nasal Continuous positive airway pressure - Tyco 420G
Keywords
Sleep Apnea Syndromes, Cerebrovascular Accident
Medical subject headings
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Stroke, Sleep Apnea Syndromes

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Nasal Continuous positive airway pressure - Tyco 420GDevice

    Also called Tyco CPAP machines 420 G

    CPAP at determined pressure nightly for 1 month

Study groups in NCT00221065
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1No interventionControl
2ExperimentalCPAP
Receives: Device: Nasal Continuous positive airway pressure - Tyco 420G

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Neurological and functional scales

    Measured: 1 month

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Measurements of severity of obstructive sleep apnea and sleep structure

    Measured: 1 month

  2. Epworth Sleepiness Scale

    Measured: 1 month

  3. Stanford Sleepiness Scale

    Measured: 1 month

  4. Participation Assessment Scale

    Measured: 1 month

  5. Neuropsychological tests(other than primary outcomes)

    Measured: 1 month

  6. Neurophysiological tests (other than primary outcomes)

    Measured: 1 month

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted22 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2005
  3. Primary completionOct 2008
  4. Study completionOct 2008

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
60 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00221065
Sponsor's protocol ID
TRI REB 04-043
Other IDs
TRI REB 04-043
Status last verified
Feb 2009
First submitted
13 Sep 2005
Last updated
5 Feb 2009
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Kaneko Y, Floras JS, Usui K, Plante J, Tkacova R, Kubo T, Ando S, Bradley TD. Cardiovascular effects of continuous positive airway pressure in patients with heart failure and obstructive sleep apnea. N Engl J Med. 2003 Mar 27;348(13):1233-41. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa022479.

    PubMed 12660387
  • Ryan CM, Bayley M, Green R, Murray BJ, Bradley TD. Influence of continuous positive airway pressure on outcomes of rehabilitation in stroke patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Stroke. 2011 Apr;42(4):1062-7. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.597468. Epub 2011 Mar 3.

    PubMed 21372306

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Nasal Continuous positive airway pressure - Tyco 420G in people with Sleep Apnea, Obstructive and Cerebrovascular Accident, run by Toronto Rehabilitation Institute at 1 site in Canada.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Feb 2009. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Neurological and functional scales (time frame: 1 month). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00221065, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Feb 2009.

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