PAP Therapy Sleep Apnea and Exercise

University of Gaziantep

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01786291

uyku-cpet-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy is generally offered to patients with obstructive sleep apnea. The investigators suggest that beneficial effects of PAP therapy is by preventing apneas and therefore reducing cardiac and pulmonary morbidities. The investigators sought to verify this by assessing cardiac and pulmonary function during exercise.

Enrollment: 65 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• obstructive sleep apnea diagnosed by polysomnography
• CPAP therapy indicated

Exclusion criteria

• obstructive or restrictive lung disease
• cardiac failure
• acute coronary syndrome
• inability to cycle

Trial design

65 participants in 2 patient groups

CPAP compliant

Description:

CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) compliant patients

CPAP non-compliant

Description:

patients who did not use CPAP therapy