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Acceptable Pressure Range for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure(CPAP) Treatment

Comparison of 10cmH2O and Manual Titrated Pressure in Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea(OSA) Patients

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04925466
Enrollment
40
Registered
2021-06-14
Start date
2021-06-05
Completion date
2021-09-23
Last updated
2022-04-08

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

Conditions

Obstructive Sleep Apnea of Adult

Keywords

OSA, CPAP, acceptable range

Brief summary

Compliance of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) derived from auto-titration is similar to that derived from manual titration, although pressure derived from the former was usually 2-5 cmH2O higher than the latter. Therefore the Investigators hypothesize that accurate titration maybe not necessary for successful treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as long as CPAP pressure was not lower than the minimal effective pressure.

Detailed description

Study Design: A randomized, cross-over and double-blind study. Objective: To compare the pressure of 10 cmH2O and minimal effective pressure derived from manual titration on the effect of CPAP treatment in OSA. Methods: Patients with suspected OSA (age, body mass index and symptom) to be referred to a sleep centre were recruited. Patients with OSA confirmed by overnight full polysomnography (PSG) were invited to do standard overnight manual titration under PSG based on the Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) manual guidelines. Patients whose manual titration pressure lower than 10cmH2O and willing to participate in the study were invited to repeat two more nights (3th PSG and 4th PSG) under CPAP pressure at both 10cmH2O and the pressure derived from manual titration in random order. The sleep apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), obstructive sleep apnea index (OHI), arousal index (ArI), oxygen desaturation index (ODI), sleep structure, and treatment preference were to be observed.

Interventions

DEVICECPAP at pressure of 10 cmH2O

Patients used CPAP with the pressure of 10 cmH2O during overnight polysomnography

DEVICECPAP at minimal effective pressure

Patients with OSA will be treated with CPAP at minimal effective pressure derived from manual titration during sleep.

Sponsors

State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. reported snore, apnea and daytime sleepiness; 2. a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea with polysomnography according to ASSM guideline(apnoea-hypopnea-index(AHI)≥5 events/h) and need to be treated with continuous positive airway pressure; 3. willing to participate after informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

1. Evidence of severe coronary or cerebral, cardiovascular disease and significant memory, perceptual or behavioural disorder; 2. Severe respiratory disease defined as severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(ie. FEV1/FVC\<70% and FEV1\<50%predicted) or resting awake SaO2\<90% 3. Have known contraindications with CPAP, like current pneumothorax and hemoptysis, et al. 4. Central sleep apnea\>10 events/h; 5. Frequent nasal congestion; 6. Optimal treatment CPAP pressure(by manual titration) equal or higher than 10cmH2O.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
sleep structure4 full nightAssessment of the sleep efficiency (percentage is calculated by dividing Total Sleep Time by Total Time in bed)
arousal index4 full nighttotal number of arousal events/total sleep time(h)
Apnea hypopnea index4 full nightTotal number of apneas and hypopneas/total sleep time (h)
Oxygen Desaturation Index4 full nightTotal number of oxygen desaturations≥3% /total sleep time(h)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Patients preference4 full nightUsing a questionnaire named preference to record patients preference to 10cmH2O or manual titrated pressure

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

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