Indoor Temperature and Sleep Apnea
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00544752 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : October 16, 2007
Last Update Posted : April 14, 2011
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea | Other: 16 Other: indoor temperature of 20 degrees celcius Other: indoor temperature of 24 degrees celcius | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 40 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Crossover Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Indoor Temperature and Sleep Apnea |
Study Start Date : | January 2005 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2010 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 2011 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: 16
indoor temperature of 16 degrees celcius
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Other: 16
indoor temperature of 16 degrees celcius |
Experimental: 20
indoor temperature 20 degrees celcius
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Other: indoor temperature of 20 degrees celcius
indoor temperature of 20 degrees celcius |
Experimental: 24
indoor temperature of 24 degrees celcius
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Other: indoor temperature of 24 degrees celcius
indoor temperature of 24 degrees celcius |
- Apnea hypopnea index, karolinska sleepiness scale [ Time Frame: one night ]
- Sleep stages, sleep efficiency [ Time Frame: One night ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | Child, Adult, Older Adult |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Obstructive sleep apnea
Exclusion Criteria:
- Central sleep apnea

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00544752
Sweden | |
Dept of respiratory medicine | |
Umeå, Sweden, SE 901 85 |
Principal Investigator: | Karl A Franklin, MD, PhD | Dept Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital, Umeå |
Responsible Party: | Ass Prof Karl Franklin, Umeå University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00544752 |
Obsolete Identifiers: | NCT01315600 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
03-563 |
First Posted: | October 16, 2007 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 14, 2011 |
Last Verified: | April 2011 |
sleep apnea syndromes, ambient indoor temperature |
Apnea Sleep Apnea Syndromes Sleep Apnea, Obstructive Respiration Disorders Respiratory Tract Diseases |
Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic Dyssomnias Sleep Wake Disorders Nervous System Diseases |