Sleep Apnea in Elderly
Recruiting
Phase 4
Interventional Study
Sleep Apnea
Elderly Adults
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Prior Safety Data
This treatment has already been tested in at least one earlier human trial.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 60 – 89
- Sex
- Any
- Trial phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Other
- Participants needed
- 100 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development · Federal
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About This Trial
Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB or sleep apnea) is very common among elderly Veterans and leads to increased morbidity and mortality in this population. The proposal aims to identity whether oxygen, finasteride and acetazolamide can be effective in reducing unstable breathing and eliminating sleep apnea in the elderly via different mechanisms. This proposal will enhance the investigators' understa…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Adults with mild to moderate sleep apnea with Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI)\>/=5 to 20/hour with central, obstructive, mixed apneas and hypopneas
* For the finasteride protocol elderly men with above criteria will be enrolled
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients with severe sleep apn…
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