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https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05303935
Registration number
NCT05303935
Ethics application status
Date submitted
24/02/2022
Date registered
31/03/2022
Date last updated
6/07/2023
Titles & IDs
Public title
Effects of Quetiapine on Sleep and Next Day Alertness in People With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Scientific title
Effects of Quetiapine on Sleep and Next Day Alertness in People With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Secondary ID [1]
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4965
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Universal Trial Number (UTN)
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Trial acronym
QOSA
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Linked study record
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
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Condition category
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Respiratory
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Sleep apnoea
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Quetiapine 50 MG
Treatment: Drugs - Placebo
Experimental: Quetiapine - Quetiapine 50mg in the form of one capsule, taken before bedtime. Dosage is taken on one instance for one night only.
Placebo Comparator: Placebo - Placebo sugar pill in the form of one capsule, taken before bedtime. Dosage is taken on one instance for one night only.
Treatment: Drugs: Quetiapine 50 MG
A single dose of 50mg of quetiapine taken at bedtime for one night.
Treatment: Drugs: Placebo
A placebo sugar pill that looks like the quetiapine tablet taken at bedtime for one night.
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Intervention code [1]
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Treatment: Drugs
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Comparator / control treatment
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Control group
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Change in OSA severity (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night)
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Assessment method [1]
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OSA severity as measured by the AHI (apnoea hypopnea index measured as # events/h sleep) during overnight in-laboratory polysomnography.
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Timepoint [1]
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Two non-consecutive single night sleep studies (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night) up to one month apart.
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Secondary outcome [1]
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Change in nadir overnight hypoxemia (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night)
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Assessment method [1]
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Nadir overnight oxygen saturation during sleep (%) measured via pulse oximetry during overnight in-laboratory polysomnography.
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Timepoint [1]
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Two non-consecutive single night sleep studies (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night) up to one month apart.
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Secondary outcome [2]
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Change in mean overnight hypoxemia (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night)
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Assessment method [2]
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Mean overnight oxygen saturation during sleep (%) measured via pulse oximetry during overnight in-laboratory polysomnography.
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Timepoint [2]
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Two non-consecutive single night sleep studies (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night) up to one month apart.
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Secondary outcome [3]
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Change in time below 90% blood arterial oxygen saturation (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night)
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Assessment method [3]
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Percent time asleep spent below an arterial oxygen saturation of 90% measured via pulse oximetry during overnight in-laboratory polysomnography.
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Timepoint [3]
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Two non-consecutive single night sleep studies (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night) up to one month apart.
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Secondary outcome [4]
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Change in sleep efficiency (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night)
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Assessment method [4]
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Percent time spent asleep divided by the recording time from lights out to lights on during overnight in-laboratory polysomnography.
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Two non-consecutive single night sleep studies (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night) up to one month apart.
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Secondary outcome [5]
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Change in arousal index (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night)
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Assessment method [5]
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Number of cortical arousals per hour of sleep during overnight in-laboratory polysomnography.
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Timepoint [5]
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Two non-consecutive single night sleep studies (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night) up to one month apart.
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Secondary outcome [6]
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Change in sleep architecture (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night)
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Assessment method [6]
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Proportion of sleep stages (% total sleep time) during overnight in-laboratory polysomnography.
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Timepoint [6]
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Two non-consecutive single night sleep studies (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night) up to one month apart.
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Secondary outcome [7]
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Change in respiratory control (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night)
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Assessment method [7]
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Loop gain and the ventilatory response to arousal (% eupnea) during overnight in-laboratory polysomnography.
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Timepoint [7]
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Two non-consecutive single night sleep studies (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night) up to one month apart.
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Secondary outcome [8]
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Change in the respiratory arousal threshold (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night)
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Assessment method [8]
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Threshold to arousal (% eupnea) during overnight in-laboratory polysomnography.
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Timepoint [8]
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Two non-consecutive single night sleep studies (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night) up to one month apart.
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Secondary outcome [9]
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Change in airway collapsibility (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night)
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Assessment method [9]
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Vpassive (% eupnea) during overnight in-laboratory polysomnography.
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Timepoint [9]
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Two non-consecutive single night sleep studies (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night) up to one month apart.
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Secondary outcome [10]
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Change in pharyngeal muscle response (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night)
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Assessment method [10]
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Vcompensation (% eupnea) during overnight in-laboratory polysomnography.
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Timepoint [10]
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Two non-consecutive single night sleep studies (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night) up to one month apart.
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Secondary outcome [11]
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Baseline OSA endotypes (outcomes 8-11) and whether they are associated with changes in OSA severity (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night)
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Assessment method [11]
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Exploratory analysis to determine if baseline OSA endotypes (outcomes 8-11) are associated with changes in OSA severity (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night)
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Timepoint [11]
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Baseline sleep study
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Secondary outcome [12]
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Change in perceived sleepiness (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night)
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Assessment method [12]
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Next day perceived sleepiness assessed via the Karolinska Sleepiness Scale (10 point scale where 1=extremely alert and 10=extremely sleepy)
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Timepoint [12]
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Next morning following two non-consecutive single night sleep studies (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night) up to one month apart.
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Secondary outcome [13]
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Change in driving simulator performance (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night)
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Assessment method [13]
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Next day alertness as measured via the AusEd driving simulator performance task
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Timepoint [13]
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Next morning following two non-consecutive single night sleep studies (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night) up to one month apart.
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Secondary outcome [14]
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Change in psycho-motor vigilance (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night)
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Assessment method [14]
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Next day alertness as measured via the pschomotor vigilance test (PVT)
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Timepoint [14]
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Next morning following two non-consecutive single night sleep studies (Quetiapine night vs. placebo night) up to one month apart.
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
- Ages: 18+ (Adult, Older Adult)
- Gender: All
- Moderate or more "difficulty staying asleep" score on the Insomnia Severity Index
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- Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA), Apnoea Hypopnea Index = 5 events/hour
- BMI between 18.5 and 40 kg/m2
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Minimum age
18
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Maximum age
No limit
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
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Key exclusion criteria
- Concomitant medications that interact or are contraindicated with quetiapine
- Concomitant medications known to influence breathing, sleep, arousal, or muscle
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- Current pregnancy or breast-feeding
- Current or recent other medical conditions likely to affect results or safety
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Study design
Purpose of the study
Other
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Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
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Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
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The people receiving the treatment/s
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Intervention assignment
Crossover
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Phase
Phase 2
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Statistical methods / analysis
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
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Data analysis
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Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
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Actual
25/05/2022
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Date of last participant enrolment
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Date of last data collection
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4/04/2023
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Sample size
Target
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Final
15
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Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
SA
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Recruitment hospital [1]
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Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health - Adelaide
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Recruitment postcode(s) [1]
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5042 - Adelaide
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Other
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Flinders University
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Summary
Brief summary
Quetiapine is medication used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Increasingly, low
doses of quetiapine are prescribed "off-label" for insomnia. Quetiapine increases sleep
duration with fewer interruptions, and people report feeling more rested. This accounts for
why it is popular to prescribe for insomnia. Insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) share
many symptoms and differential diagnosis can be difficult. While quetiapine may improve sleep
and breathing in certain people (i.e in light sleepers) an initial study indicated that
quetiapine caused breathing disturbances in healthy individuals. Effects in OSA are unknown.
In this placebo-controlled double blind study, participants with mild-moderate OSA will spend
2 nights in the sleep lab, one with quetiapine at a dose commonly prescribed for insomnia and
one with placebo. The investigators will assess participants sleep by standard clinical sleep
study, and morning alertness using questionnaires, reaction tests, and a driving simulator
test.
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Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05303935
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Trial related presentations / publications
Debernard KAB, Frost J, Roland PH. Quetiapine is not a sleeping pill. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2019 Sep 16;139(13). doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.19.0205. Print 2019 Sep 24. English, Norwegian.
McKean A, Monasterio E, Elliott T. How common is off-label prescription of quetiapine? N Z Med J. 2018 Oct 26;131(1484):77-78. No abstract available.
Pringsheim T, Gardner DM. Dispensed prescriptions for quetiapine and other second-generation antipsychotics in Canada from 2005 to 2012: a descriptive study. CMAJ Open. 2014 Oct 1;2(4):E225-32. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20140009. eCollection 2014 Oct.
Cohrs S, Rodenbeck A, Guan Z, Pohlmann K, Jordan W, Meier A, Ruther E. Sleep-promoting properties of quetiapine in healthy subjects. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2004 Jul;174(3):421-9. doi: 10.1007/s00213-003-1759-5. Epub 2004 Mar 17.
Karsten J, Hagenauw LA, Kamphuis J, Lancel M. Low doses of mirtazapine or quetiapine for transient insomnia: A randomised, double-blind, cross-over, placebo-controlled trial. J Psychopharmacol. 2017 Mar;31(3):327-337. doi: 10.1177/0269881116681399. Epub 2017 Jan 16.
Meira E Cruz M, Kryger MH, Morin CM, Palombini L, Salles C, Gozal D. Comorbid Insomnia and Sleep Apnea: mechanisms and implications of an underrecognized and misinterpreted sleep disorder. Sleep Med. 2021 Aug;84:283-288. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2021.05.043. Epub 2021 Jun 8.
Sweetman A, Lack L, McEvoy RD, Smith S, Eckert DJ, Osman A, Carberry JC, Wallace D, Nguyen PD, Catcheside P. Bi-directional relationships between co-morbid insomnia and sleep apnea (COMISA). Sleep Med Rev. 2021 Dec;60:101519. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101519. Epub 2021 Jun 23.
Benjafield AV, Ayas NT, Eastwood PR, Heinzer R, Ip MSM, Morrell MJ, Nunez CM, Patel SR, Penzel T, Pepin JL, Peppard PE, Sinha S, Tufik S, Valentine K, Malhotra A. Estimation of the global prevalence and burden of obstructive sleep apnoea: a literature-based analysis. Lancet Respir Med. 2019 Aug;7(8):687-698. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(19)30198-5. Epub 2019 Jul 9.
Eckert DJ. Phenotypic approaches to obstructive sleep apnoea - New pathways for targeted therapy. Sleep Med Rev. 2018 Feb;37:45-59. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2016.12.003. Epub 2016 Dec 18.
Eckert DJ, White DP, Jordan AS, Malhotra A, Wellman A. Defining phenotypic causes of obstructive sleep apnea. Identification of novel therapeutic targets. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013 Oct 15;188(8):996-1004. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201303-0448OC.
Carter SG, Eckert DJ. Effects of hypnotics on obstructive sleep apnea endotypes and severity: Novel insights into pathophysiology and treatment. Sleep Med Rev. 2021 Aug;58:101492. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101492. Epub 2021 Apr 22.
Eckert DJ, Owens RL, Kehlmann GB, Wellman A, Rahangdale S, Yim-Yeh S, White DP, Malhotra A. Eszopiclone increases the respiratory arousal threshold and lowers the apnoea/hypopnoea index in obstructive sleep apnoea patients with a low arousal threshold. Clin Sci (Lond). 2011 Jun;120(12):505-14. doi: 10.1042/CS20100588.
Khazaie H, Sharafkhaneh A, Khazaie S, Ghadami MR. A weight-independent association between atypical antipsychotic medications and obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Breath. 2018 Mar;22(1):109-114. doi: 10.1007/s11325-017-1537-y. Epub 2017 Jul 13.
Sleep-related breathing disorders in adults: recommendations for syndrome definition and measurement techniques in clinical research. The Report of an American Academy of Sleep Medicine Task Force. Sleep. 1999 Aug 1;22(5):667-89. No abstract available.
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Danny Eckert, PhD
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Flinders University
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Summary Results
For IPD and results data, please see
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05303935
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