Clinical trialNCT03664765CompletedInterventional

Novel by Upper Airway Respiratory Muscle Training to Treat OSA in Chronic SCI

SponsorVA Office of Research and DevelopmentEnrollment29OSASCI/DUpper Airway Exercise

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Summary

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It is estimated that spinal cord injury (SCI) affects approximately 12,000 new individuals every year in the United States, with the majority are cervical and/or upper thoracic injuries. Despite this high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in chronic SCI population minority of patients are treated and are adherent to standard therapy (CPAP). This proposal addresses a new therapeutic intervention for OSA in SCI. The investigators hypothesized that combined oropharyngeal and respiratory muscle exercises improve respiratory symptoms and alleviate OSA in patients with chronic SCI. The investigators will perform a pilot randomized, sham-controlled study to examine the impact of combined daily exercises (\~30 min) for 1 and 3 months durations among Veterans with SCI. The investigators believe that this novel approach to treating OSA and will yield significant new knowledge that improves the health and quality of life of these patients.

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Investigators

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Abdulghani Sankari, MD PhD
John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, MI
Principal Investigator
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

John D. Dingell Va Medical Center, Detroit, Mi
Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Drugs studied

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Registration & key dates

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Start: 1 Jan 2019
Primary completion: 28 Feb 2022
Completion: 28 Feb 2022
Last update posted: 12 Mar 2024
Registered enrollment: 29
Registry id: NCT03664765

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