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Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea and rehabilitation outcome in stroke

Recruiting
Conditions
obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)
sleep disordered breathing (SDB)
10007963
10046304
Registration Number
NL-OMON36215
Lead Sponsor
Heliomare
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
140
Inclusion Criteria

First-time stroke confirmed by neurological assessment and CT-scan or MRI-scan
Baseline measurement (T<=0) between 1 to 16 weeks after stroke
Able to cooperate with SAS screening and neuropsychological assessment
Informed consent for study participation
18-85 years of age
Obstructive or mixed SAS (for intervention part of the study)

Exclusion Criteria

Severe unstable medical conditions
Severe cardiac problems (like angina pectoris or pacemaker/ventricular impairments)
Severe pulmonal disease (severe dyspnea of effort or severe pulmonal emphysema)
Severe aphasia or confusion, which could strongly influence the performance on the neuropsychological assessment
Severe psychiatric or somatic comorbidity, which could strongly influence the performance on the neuropsychological assessment
Central SAS only
Severe OSAS (AHI>60 in combination with desaturations below 70%), which could endanger patient's health if CPAP treatment is not immediately started
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The primary study parameters are cognitive and functional outcome. </p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Secondary measures are fatigue, mood and sleep quality. Sociodemographic and<br /><br>clinical data, CPAP compliance, nocturnal arousal and rehabilitation therapy<br /><br>will be included as control measures.</p><br>
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