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CPAP for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Andrew Krystal, MD
Research Sponsored by Duke University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up postoperative day 2
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

Patients with a medical condition known as obstructive sleep apnea may be at increased risk of delirium following surgery. This study loans autotitrating CPAP machines to randomly-selected patients who are at high-risk for obstructive sleep apnea with the goal of preventing post-operative delirium.

Eligible Conditions
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  • Delirium

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~postoperative day 2
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and postoperative day 2 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary study objectives
Delirium

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: CPAPExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Patients in the CPAP group will be instructed to wear an autotitrating positive airway pressure (APAP) device any time they sleep prior to surgery and on postoperative days 0, 1, and 2.
Group II: Routine CareActive Control1 Intervention
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
CPAP
2013
Completed Phase 3
~5460

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Duke UniversityLead Sponsor
2,445 Previous Clinical Trials
3,067,620 Total Patients Enrolled
Andrew Krystal, MDPrincipal InvestigatorDepartment of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center
7 Previous Clinical Trials
805 Total Patients Enrolled
~11 spots leftby Oct 2025
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