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Behavioural Intervention

Upper-airway and Breathing Control Therapies for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Phase 2
Waitlist Available
Led By Scott A Sands, PhD
Research Sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up single night
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will help determine if supplemental oxygen can help those with sleep apnea who use oral appliances, and if different types of sleep apnea respond differently to the two treatments.

Eligible Conditions
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~single night
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and single night for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Change in apnea hypopnea index (AHI), percent of baseline.
Secondary study objectives
Change in frequency of arousals, percent of baseline.
Morning minus evening diastolic blood pressure
Morning minus evening systolic blood pressure
+1 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: All patientsExperimental Treatment4 Interventions
Patients will receive all four interventions in randomized order. Note: Data will not be analyzed separately for the 16 cross-over combinations of intervention order: Interventions: Oral appliance \| Oral appliance plus oxygen \| Oxygen \| No treatment
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Oral appliance
2015
N/A
~30
Oxygen
2013
Completed Phase 4
~12210

Find a Location

Who is running the clinical trial?

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)NIH
3,922 Previous Clinical Trials
47,760,698 Total Patients Enrolled
Monash UniversityOTHER
197 Previous Clinical Trials
10,589,948 Total Patients Enrolled
American Heart AssociationOTHER
344 Previous Clinical Trials
4,971,365 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Oral appliance (Behavioural Intervention) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT03189173 — Phase 2
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Study Groups: All patients
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Clinical Trial 2023: Oral appliance Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT03189173 — Phase 2
Oral appliance (Behavioural Intervention) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT03189173 — Phase 2
~5 spots leftby Nov 2025