Erectile Dysfunction in Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Effects of CPAP Therapy

Erectile Dysfunction in Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea : Effects of CPAP Therapy

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01600066

Enrollment

200

Registered

2012-05-16

Start date

2012-05-31

Completion date

2015-12-31

Last updated

2015-12-03

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Conditions

Erectile Dysfunction, Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Brief summary

Obstructive sleep apnea has been linked to erectile dysfunction. Furthermore, small studies suggest that treatment of sleep apnea by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may reverse erectile dysfunction in affected patients. The present study aims to investigate in a larger cohort if severe sleep apnea is independently associated with erectile dysfunction and if 6-12 months of CPAP therapy lead to an improvement of erectile dysfunction.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* apnea-hypopnea-index \> 30/h * no CPAP therapy * male gender * 18-80 years of age * having or attempting to have regular sexual intercourse

Exclusion criteria

* apnea-hypopnea-index \< 30/h * already treated by CPAP * female gender * age \< 18 or \> 80 years * not having or not attempting to have regular sexual intercourse

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change of erectile function in severe sleep apnea after 6-12 months of CPAP therapy	at the time of diagnosis of sleep apnea and after 6-12 months of CPAP therapy	an established self-administered questionnaire is used to assess changes in erectile function occurring after 6-12 months of CPAP therapy in patients with severe sleep apnea

Outcome results