Status:

RECRUITING

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) for Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy

Lead Sponsor:

The George Washington University Biostatistics Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Conditions:

Obstructive Sleep Apnea of Adult

Preeclampsia

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

A randomized controlled trial of 1,500 women to assess whether treatment of obstructive sleep apnea with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in pregnancy will result in a reduction in the rate ...

Detailed Description

Emerging data support a link between sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and adverse pregnancy outcomes. In particular, women with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) appear to be at increased risk of both hyp...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria
  • Singleton gestation. Twin gestation reduced to singleton, either spontaneously or therapeutically, is not eligible unless the reduction occurred before 14 weeks project gestational age.
  • Gestational age at randomization between 14 weeks 0 days and 21 weeks 6 days based on clinical information and evaluation of the earliest ultrasound.
  • Diagnosis with mild to moderate OSA as defined by an AHI score ≥ 5 and \<30.
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • Previously prescribed, current or planned therapy for sleep apnea.
  • Age \< 18 years, because the rate of sleep apnea in this population is extremely low.
  • Inability to sleep in a stable place with access to the CPAP machine at least 5 nights per week.
  • Asthma requiring systemic steroid therapy for more than 14 days within the past 6 months because this population is expected to be unresponsive to CPAP therapy.
  • Current use of prescribed sleeping pills for insomnia.
  • Chronic medical conditions requiring oxygen supplementation (e.g. pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, cystic fibrosis) because this population is expected to be unresponsive to CPAP therapy.
  • Chronic renal disease with serum creatinine \>1.3 mg/dL because the primary outcome would be pre-determined.
  • Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, because it would compromise the primary outcome diagnosis.
  • History of medical complications such as:
  • Active liver disease (acute hepatitis, chronic active hepatitis, persistently abnormal liver enzymes)
  • Thrombocytopenia with platelet count \<100,000 because of the difficulty in assessing the primary outcome.
  • Active vaginal bleeding (more than spotting) at the time of randomization.
  • Known chromosomal, genetic, major malformations or fetal demise, or planned termination of pregnancy because inclusion would compromise evaluation of secondary neonatal outcomes.
  • Known major uterine malformations associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes.
  • Current use of opiates (heroin, methadone, or other daily opioid use) due to inaccuracy of the home sleep test and inefficiency of CPAP.
  • Active drug use, alcohol use, or unstable psychiatric condition.
  • Participation in another interventional study that influences preeclampsia, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, or GDM.
  • Prenatal care or delivery planned at a non-network center where access to the complete electronic medical record will not be available to research staff.
  • Participation in this trial in a previous pregnancy. Patients who were screened in a previous pregnancy, but not randomized, may be included.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    August 3 2018

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    December 31 2026

    Estimated Enrollment :

    1500 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT03487185

    Start Date

    August 3 2018

    End Date

    December 31 2026

    Last Update

    February 17 2025

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    University of Alabama - Birmingham

    Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233

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    Regents of the University of California San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, United States, 94143

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    Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611

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    Columbia University

    New York, New York, United States, 10032