Indoor Temperature and Sleep Apnea

April 13, 2011 updated by: Umeå University
The purpose of this study is to test whether different indoor temperature affect the frequency of sleep apnea.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

40

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Sweden
      • Umeå, Sweden, SE 901 85
        • Dept of Respiratory Medicine

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Obstructive sleep apnea

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Central sleep apnea

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 16
indoor temperature of 16 degrees celcius
Other: 16
indoor temperature of 16 degrees celcius
Experimental: 20
indoor temperature 20 degrees celcius
Other: indoor temperature of 20 degrees celcius
indoor temperature of 20 degrees celcius
Experimental: 24
indoor temperature of 24 degrees celcius
Other: indoor temperature of 24 degrees celcius
indoor temperature of 24 degrees celcius

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Apnea hypopnea index, karolinska sleepiness scale
Time Frame: one night
one night

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Sleep stages, sleep efficiency
Time Frame: One night
One night

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Umeå University

Collaborators

Swedish Heart Lung Foundation

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Karl A Franklin, MD, PhD, Dept Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital, Umeå

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2005

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 12, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 12, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

October 16, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 14, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 13, 2011

Last Verified

April 1, 2011

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 03-563

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