The Effect of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (Nasal CPAP) Treatment on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 18
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- The Effect of nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (nasal CPAP) Treatment on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms.
研究概览
简要总结
We hypothesize that prevention of Sleep Disordered Breathing among PTSD patients with nasal CPAP will result improve their anxiety, insomnia and alcohol craving (among those who use alcohol to control their symptoms).
详细描述
Design: This is a pilot study to study the effect of nasal CPAP on the symptoms of PTSD in veterans.
Recruitment Methods:
Veterans with PTSD will be recruited from the Northport VAMC PTSD unit. The ACOS/Mental Health will refer patients that meet inclusion criteria and do not have an impaired decision making capacity. Subjects will be screened for decision-making capacity by their treating psychiatrist as part of their clinical assessment upon admission to the PTSD unit.
Study Methods
This will be a prospective, randomized, controlled interventional trial:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Crossover
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 80 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •A. Admitted to PTSD unit at NVAMC and will remain in the unit for at least 12 weeks after initiation of study participation.
- •B. Found to have SDB by polysomnography
排除标准
- •Impaired Decision-Making Capacity, as determined by treating psychiatrist.
- •No sleep disordered breathing found by polysomnography
- •Unable/unwilling to use the nasal CPAP
结局指标
主要结局
The Effect of nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (nasal CPAP) Treatment on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms.
时间窗: six weeks of nasal CPAP
A comparison of the effectiveness of six weeks of nasal CPAP plus usual care to usual care alone at decreasing the symptoms of PTSD (anxiety, insomnia and alcohol craving) among veterans with PTSD and SDB
次要结局
- The Effect of nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (nasal CPAP) Treatment on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms.(6 weeks of nasal CPAP)
研究者
Mohammad M Amin
Staff Physician
Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center