Trial for sleep apnea treatments that affect breathing drive
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a gas mixture that slightly changes your breathing can help treat sleep apnea. It may help people whose apnea is linked to low breathing drive during sleep.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have sleep apnea (AHI of 15 or more) or symptoms like snoring, daytime sleepiness, or witnessed pauses in breathing.
- You are 18 or older.
- You can stop using CPAP or other sleep apnea treatments for 3 days before each study visit, unless you are a professional driver or operate heavy machinery.
- You do not have unstable medical conditions, recent heart or brain events, or conditions like heart failure with low ejection fraction.
- You are not taking medications like opioids or barbiturates that can lower your breathing drive.
- You do not have severe insomnia, certain sleep disorders, a very sensitive gag reflex, or severe claustrophobia.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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