Efficacy of Simple Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease

Status: Completed

Conditions: Polysomnography; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive; Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Treatments: Device: Simple CPAP+Conventional fixed CPAP; Device: Simple CPAP + Auto CPAP

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03782844

2011 No. 5

Details and patient eligibility

About

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common and frequently-occurring disease. The incidence of OSA is more than 4% in general population, and as high as 20% - 40% in the elderly. At present, CPAP machines commonly used for OSA treatment includes traditional pressure fixed single-level CPAP machine and automatic pressure regulation CPAP machine. Studies have shown that the CPAP treatment pressure of OSA patients is normally below 11 cmH2O. Since the condition of OSA patients and the required CPAP treatment pressure may change over time, a CPAP machine with automatic pressure regulation function may theoretically better meet the needs of treatment. However, a recent large-scale clinical study with an average follow-up of four years showed that there was little need to change CPAP treatment pressure after titration. Although different types of CPAP have different functions, the basic principle is to keep the upper airway open and unobstructed to eliminate sleep apnea and hypopnea by continuously applying positive pressure to the upper respiratory tract through an air pump. A complex CPAP machine with functions such as pressure regulation, boost delay, end-expiratory pressure release will cost more than a single-function CPAP machine. Some patients from poor areas, even with severe OSA, may give up treatment when they can not afford CPAP machines that have not yet been included in national health insurance in China. In view of the current economic level in China, it is urgent to find an inexpensive and effective CPAP machine for the treatment of OSA and related complications. Recently, Guangzhou Yinghui Medical Technology Co., Ltd.and State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease have developed a new simple CPAP machine. The CPAP treatment pressure is fixed at the factory to 6 cm H2O (SKL), 8 cm H2O (SKM) and 10 cm H2O (SKH). Compared to traditional CPAP machine, only a power switch button is attached on the body, and the additional adjustment devices including display screen are removed, which not only reduces the cost of the CPAP machine, but also facilitates the operation of patients.

Full description

Study Design: A randomized, cross-over and double blind study . Objective: To investigate the efficacy of simple device of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Methods: A randomized, cross-over and double blind study would be performed on 100 OSA patients using both simple CPAP and traditional CPAP during overnight polysomnography. Pressure for CPAP treatment would be manual titrated. The sleep apnea hypopnea index (AHI), arousal index (ArI), Oxygen desaturation Index (ODI), sleep structure and the preference of CPAP model were to be observed.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Willing to participate after informed consent
2. Males and females, any race and aged≥18yeras
3. Objectively confirmed OSA with an apnoea-hypopnoea- index (AHI)≥5/h by overnight polysomnography

Exclusion criteria

1. Central Sleep Apnoea/Cheyne Stokes Respiration
2. Opioid or sedative use; Alcohol abuse
3. Nasal congestion or tonsils more than Ⅱ degrees enlarged
4. Optimal treatment CPAP pressure over 10cmH2O
5. Poor understanding or being disabled

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Conventional fixed CPAP and simple CPAP

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group were manually titrated . They were treated with conventional fixed pressure CPAP and Simple CPAP for two separate nights in random order monitored by full polysomnography.

Treatment:

Device: Simple CPAP+Conventional fixed CPAP

Auto CPAP and simple CPAP

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group after being manually titrated were treated with Auto RemStar CPAP and Simple CPAP for two separate nights in random order monitored by full polysomnography.

Treatment:

Device: Simple CPAP + Auto CPAP