Status:

COMPLETED

CPAP Efficacy in Post-COVID-19 Patients With Sleep Apnea

Lead Sponsor:

Venkatesh Krishnamurthy

Collaborating Sponsors:

Breathe Pennsylvania

Conditions:

COVID-19

Sleep Apnea

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Brief Summary

This is a prospective, observational study evaluating the relationship between severity of sleep apnea with severity of cognitive fog and if treatment of sleep apnea with CPAP improves cognitive fog i...

Detailed Description

The overarching goal of this proposal is to evaluate the extent to which OSA may be a common, treatable comorbidity in post-COVID patients suffering from cognitive fog and whether addressing the sleep...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients more than 18 years of age.
  • Diagnosed with COVID and continues to have persistent symptoms beyond 4 weeks.
  • Diagnosed with sleep apnea based on a home sleep study

Exclusion

  • Patients with Narcolepsy or other acute Primary sleep problems.
  • Cognitive impairment secondary to a neurodegenerative disorders and dementia.
  • Acute exacerbation of psychiatric illness including severe depression, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder in the past 30 days.
  • Serious medical or neurological illness or infection requiring hospitalization or unable to function in the past 30 days.
  • Any medications that were started or change in dosage of the following medication in the past 30 days including: corticosteroids, stimulants, benzodiazepines/non benzodiazepine receptor agonists, antidepressants, antipsychotics or other medications which alter cognition.
  • Patients who are on any active treatment for sleep apnea including CPAP, dental device or implant for two weeks before enrolling into the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 4 2024

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

22 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06052514

Start Date

January 4 2024

End Date

December 31 2024

Last Update

February 7 2025

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University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15260