BiPAP for Cardiomyopathy With Central Sleep Apnea

Tokai National Higher Education and Research System

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Treatments: Device: bilevel positive airway pressure; Device: bilevel positive airway pressure (Device)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00282789

NU-06-A-0002

Details and patient eligibility

About

We investigated whether treatment of central sleep apnea-hypopnea with bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM) would improve LV function.

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

Exclusion criteria

• a history of alcohol abuse, diabetes mellitus, endocrine disorders, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)