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Non-Inferiority Trial of Acute HFT Versus nCPAP

Effect of High Flow Nasal Cannula (Flowrest®) on Mild-Moderate Sleep Disordered Breathing: A Non-Inferiority Study Versus Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Therapy

Status
Withdrawn
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01860560
Enrollment
0
Registered
2013-05-22
Start date
2013-05-31
Completion date
2014-01-31
Last updated
2023-05-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Mild-Moderate Obstructive Sleep Disordered Breathing

Keywords

OSA, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, High Flow Therapy, CPAP, HFT, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, Mild OSA, Moderate OSA

Brief summary

Order randomized crossover non-inferiority study evaluating the acute efficacy of High Flow Therapy (HFT) as compared to nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure therapy (CPAP) in the management of apnea / hypopnea index (AHI).

Detailed description

Study to evaluate the acute efficacy of a single night of High Flow Therapy (HFT) to treat mild-moderate predominantly obstructive Sleep Disordered Breathing, as compared to nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) therapy. Subjects will be order-randomized to receive HFT or CPAP in the laboratory, undergo a washout period, and return for the alternative therapy in the laboratory. The hypothesis is that HFT will be non-inferior to CPAP in controlling Apnea/Hypopnea events in this subject set during this study. Primary outcome will be Apnea / Hypopnea Index (AHI) change on therapy as compared to baseline diagnostic polysomnography.

Interventions

DEVICEHigh-Flow Therapy

Blower-based High Flow Therapy delivered by nasal cannula

DEVICEContinuous Positive Airway Pressure

CPAP Therapy delivered by laboratory Positive Airway Pressure titration device.

Sponsors

Vapotherm, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* At least 18 years of age * Previous diagnosis of primarily obstructive mild-moderate Sleep Disordered Breathing during in-laboratory polysomnography * Ability to read and understand English Language * Ability to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Unstable medical illness within the last month (30 days) * Acute / recent upper airway infection * Prior use of non-continuous positive airway pressure medical technology therapies prescribed by a physician for the management of obstructive sleep disordered breathing (e.g., Provent®, Winx™, mandibular advancement oral appliances, etc.) * Prior use or exposure to CPAP / Bi-Level / or other non-invasive ventilatory modalities * Craniofacial or other anatomical anomalies that may predispose patients to upper airway obstruction, or obvious blockage to nasal air flow * Patients using opioids or amphetamines will be excluded from the study. * Enhanced oxygen requirement (i.e., FiO2\>0.21) * Patients requiring Bi-Level therapy upon CPAP titration attempt * Surgery since the diagnostic PSG * Significant recent sedative/hypnotic use likely, in the opinion of the principle investigator, to impair ventilatory control or impact the subsequent titration of either CPAP therapy or Flowrest therapy (including benzodiazepines, antihistamines, imidazopyridines) * Significant use of stimulant medications likely, in the opinion of the principle investigator, likely to alter ventilatory or upper airway control and impact the subsequent titration of either CPAP therapy or Flowrest therapy (including amphetamines, high dose caffeine, etc.) * Significant neurologic or cardiac pathology likely to seriously impact respiratory effort or ventilatory control (e.g., post CVA with ventilatory impairment) * Presence of significant sleep disorders likely to induce hypersomnolence or interfere with the ability to titrate CPAP therapy or Flowrest therapy (including narcolepsy, PLMS/RLS, severe chronic insomnia, non-OSA obesity hypoventilation syndrome, etc.) * Unsuitable for inclusion in the opinion of the investigators

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
AHI Change (Therapy v Baseline)Acute - single night therapy exposureEvaluate the change in AHI from baseline for HFT v CPAP therapy

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pulse Oxygen SaturationAcute single night therapy exposureEvaluate the mean, absolute minimum, absolute event-related nadir and mean nadir of pulse oxygen saturation during therapeutic polysomnography of HFT v CPAP
Sleep Architecture (WASO, %W, N1, N2, N3, REM, SL, RL, AI)Acute single night therapy exposureEvaluate changes in sleep architecture on HFT and CPAP therapy as compared to baseline diagnostic polysomnography. Specifically, evaluate any difference between the therapies on %Wake Time (of SPT), % time in stages N1, N2, N3, REM (of TST), Minutes of Wake After Sleep onset, Sleep latency and REM Latency. Any difference in overall non-respiratory arousal index will be assessed.
Respiratory Event Related ArousalsAcute single night therapy exposureCompare the incidence of RERA on HFT and CPAP therapy as compared to diagnostic polysomnography.
Respiratory Disturbance Index (RDI)Acute single night therapy exposureEvaluate the RDI on HFT v CPAP therapy as compared to the diagnostic polysomnography.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026