Neurocognitive and Health Impact of Sleep Apnea in Elderly Veterans With Comorbid COPD
108
about 10 years
60–89
1 site in MI
Why this study is shown
What this study is about
Researchers are testing whether sleep apnea, especially when combined with COPD (Overlap Syndrome), increases cognitive problems in elderly veterans. The trial will also investigate if treating sleep apnea with positive airway pressure devices improves cognitive function and quality of life compared to not treating it.
Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.
What you may be asked to do
- 1.Use NIPPV and /or oxygen
- 2.Use Positive airway pressure
Participation Burden
What's physically and logistically required of participants.
Requires travel to a study site
How treatment is administered
You are randomly assigned, but you will know your treatment.
Extracted study details
Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.
Primary: Quality of life
Secondary: Blood pressure
therapeutic
Respiratory