Ischaemic Stroke and Sleep Apnea in Northern Part of Finland
- Conditions
- Sleep ApnoeaCerebral Palsy
- Interventions
- Device: Nasal CPAP
- Registration Number
- NCT01861275
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Oulu
- Brief Summary
Obstructive sleep apnoea is a risk factor for ischaemic stroke. study hypothesis: In prospective study the investigators want to know how many ischaemic stroke patients have sleep apnoea and does thrombolysis play a role in severity of osa in six months follow up.
- Detailed Description
In prospective study the investigators include all over 18 years old patients who came to emergency room for ischaemic stroke. Exclusion criteria is not able to co-operate or need for intensive care unit.The investigators shall take 100 control patients who have ischaemic stroke and no thrombolysis and 100 study patients who will have thrombolysis. The investigators do sleep registration during hospital staying within 2 days after patients have felt ill.Follow-up registration will be done after 6 months at home.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 256
- over 18 years old patients that have cerebral palsy and are able to participate to the study.
- no co-operation and need for intensive care unit
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Nasal CPAP Nasal CPAP We want to study the nasal-cpap treatment and it's compliance in sleep apnea patients with ischaemic stroke.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method cerebral palsy events and severity of osa from six months to twenty four months in prospective study outcome measure is severity of osa in 6months follow-up
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Oulu university hospital,department of neurology
🇫🇮Oulu, northern Finland, Finland