Ischaemic Stroke and Sleep Apnea in Northern Part of Finland

University of Oulu

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sleep Apnoea; Cerebral Palsy

Treatments: Device: Nasal CPAP

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01861275

36/2013 (Other Identifier)

36/2013 UO (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Obstructive sleep apnoea is a risk factor for ischaemic stroke. study hypothesis: In prospective study the investigators want to know how many ischaemic stroke patients have sleep apnoea and does thrombolysis play a role in severity of osa in six months follow up.

Full description

In prospective study the investigators include all over 18 years old patients who came to emergency room for ischaemic stroke. Exclusion criteria is not able to co-operate or need for intensive care unit.The investigators shall take 100 control patients who have ischaemic stroke and no thrombolysis and 100 study patients who will have thrombolysis. The investigators do sleep registration during hospital staying within 2 days after patients have felt ill.Follow-up registration will be done after 6 months at home.

Enrollment: 256 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• over 18 years old patients that have cerebral palsy and are able to participate to the study.

Exclusion criteria

• no co-operation and need for intensive care unit

Trial design

256 participants in 2 patient groups

Nasal CPAP

Description:

We want to study the nasal-cpap treatment and it's compliance in sleep apnea patients with ischaemic stroke.

Treatment:

Device: Nasal CPAP

no Nasal CPAP

Description:

No nasal-cpap in sleep apnea patients with ischaemic stroke.