Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment From Acute to Chronic Phase of Stroke

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-80
SponsorHospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto

About this trial

The study aims to evaluate whether early treatment of obstructive sleep apnea with continuous positive airway pressure in ischemic stroke patients has a favorable effect on functional recovery.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Supratentorial non-lacunar ischemic stroke, including anterior, middle, and posterior cerebral artery territories

Aged 18 to 80 years

Symptom onset or symptom recognition to admission < 12 hours

NIHSS score ≥ 4 and ≤ 20 at enrollment

Disqualifiers

Prior stroke

Previous diagnosis of OSA with current CPAP use or previously failed CPAP

Pre-stroke disability (mRS > 1)

Coma or stupor

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • CPAP

Treatment groups

425 Participants
are divided into 5 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto

Lead sponsor

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Collaborator

ResMed Foundation

Collaborator