- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03072173
The Role of the Nose in Snoring and Sleep Apnea
We intend to study, in depth, the quantitative and qualitative properties of nasal respiration in sleep-disordered breathing and sleep apnea and its relation to (CPAP) treatment with the final goal of improving patient outcome.
To do this we will temporarily alter patients' nasal airflow during monitored sleep to lower CPAP air pressure, making CPAP treatment more acceptable to the patient. Additionally we plan to implement highly advanced computerized modelling in collaboration with the OSASMOD research consortium at St. Olavs Hospital/NTNU and SINTEF to predict the results of our alterations and ultimately, to use these predictions to improve both the planning and the outcomes of nasal surgery.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Based on results from previous studies we hypothesize that the nose plays a more significant role in normal sleep respiration and in particular a larger role in sleep disordered breathing than previously recorded.
The overall aim of this project is to gain insight into nasal respiration during wake and sleep, its anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology.
Additionally, we will look at olfactory dysfunction, or reduced sense of smell, a known problem in OSAS patients (n=30), and try to determine if this dysfunction has to do with disturbed sleep architecture or as a result of frequent deoxygenations during the night.
To do this we propose to implement current diagnostic tools available in the diagnostics of sleep disordered breathing such as polysomnography (PSG), in combination with rhinological investigations with 4-phase rhinomanometry and techniques such as two-way fluid structure interaction (FSI) computational fluid dynamic (CFD) analysis of patients. For olfactory testing we will use standardized smell tests. These examinations in combination will give us a more detailed view of the factors that influence nasal respiration.
Additionally, we will use an interventional approach in the proposed study. Patient nasal resistance will be modified under monitored sleep by implementing conventional decongestant nasal spray in an double blinded RCT in order to study the effect of varying nasal resistance on nocturnal respiration and sleep architecture.
Findings, where applicable, will be compared with two-way fluid structure interaction computational fluid dynamic models of patients in all studies to find correlative values and thus assess the predicative value of such computer models.
In the short term these findings could improve patient adherence to CPAP by lowering CPAP pressure. Long term aims are to improve the accuracy of nasal surgery.
Potential end points in our research are as follows:
A better understanding of nasal respiration as a whole Better treatment adherence and satisfaction in sleep apnea patients Improved treatment strategies for sleep apnea patients Improved diagnostics of nasal airflow pathology More focused targeting of medical and surgical intervention in impaired nasal airflow
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Hans Christian Hoel, MD
- Phone Number: 004792825316
- Email: hans.hoel@gmail.com
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Søren Berg, MD PhD
- Phone Number: 004528688887
- Email: sb@bergshallan.dk
Study Locations
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Oslo, Norway, 0456
- Recruiting
- Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital
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Contact:
- Anners Lerdal, PhD
- Phone Number: 004795033144
- Email: Anners.Lerdal@lds.no
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with manifest OSAS and in need of CPAP-treatment
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not speaking Norwegian Language, Congestive heart failure (ejection fraction <40%)
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: DIAGNOSTIC
- Allocation: RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: CROSSOVER
- Masking: TRIPLE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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EXPERIMENTAL: PSG with Xylometazoline then placebo
Patients are administered nasal CPAP with humidifier prior to PSG Patients in this arm receive Xylometazoline on night 2 of PSG and placebo on night 3 of PSG. |
Patient will be given a nasal decongestant (Xylometazoline) prior to their 2nd or 3rd night of PSG.
Patient will be given a placebo nasal spray (saline) prior to their 2nd or 3rd night of PSG.
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EXPERIMENTAL: PSG with placebo then Xylometazoline
Patients are administered nasal CPAP with humidifier prior to PSG Patients in this arm receive placebo on night 2 of PSG and Xylometazoline on night 3 of PSG. |
Patient will be given a nasal decongestant (Xylometazoline) prior to their 2nd or 3rd night of PSG.
Patient will be given a placebo nasal spray (saline) prior to their 2nd or 3rd night of PSG.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Level in therapeutic CPAP pressure
Time Frame: 6 months
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Therapeutic CPAP pressure levels are measured automatically in CPAP device
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6 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Study Chair: Søren Berg, MD PhD, University of Lund
Publications and helpful links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (ACTUAL)
Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)
Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (ACTUAL)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Nervous System Diseases
- Respiratory Tract Diseases
- Respiration Disorders
- Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic
- Dyssomnias
- Sleep Wake Disorders
- Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
- Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory
- Sleep Apnea Syndromes
- Nose Diseases
- Respiratory Sounds
- Respiratory Insufficiency
- Airway Obstruction
- Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
- Apnea
- Snoring
- Nasal Obstruction
- Respiratory System Agents
- Vasoconstrictor Agents
- Nasal Decongestants
- Xylometazoline
Other Study ID Numbers
- LovisenbergH
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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