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NCT04905238Completed

Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease

Pathophysiology Consequences of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease. A Clinical Trial

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 5 Nov 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Clinical trial on the effect of continuous positive pressure (CPAP). Objectives: 1) To compare biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease in plasma samples from patients with Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and without OSA. 2) To determine if CPAP reduces biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease in plasma samples.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
136 (actual)
First submitted
24 May 2021
Start date
31 Jul 2020
Primary completion date
6 Jul 2026
Lead sponsor
Alberto Alonso Fernandez
NCT number
NCT04905238

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 136
  • From 31 Jul 2020 to the primary completion date, 6 Jul 2026
  • 2 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Concomitant treatment with antihypertensives, statins, antidiabetics, beta- blockers or systemic corticosteroids.
  • Participation in another clinical trial thirty days prior to randomization

Other illness

  • Arterial Hypertension
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Cerebrovascular disease
  • Ischemic heart disease
  • Cardiac arrhythmia
  • Chronic cardiovascular diseases

Other

  • Epworth\>18
  • BMI\<40Kg/M2
  • Daytime Oxygen saturation\>95%
  • Risk professions (professional drivers)
  • Pretreatment with CPAP.
  • Abnormal values of a cognitive test.

Who the study is looking for

  • Cases: patients with AHI \> 30/h
  • Controls: subjects with AHI \< 5/h and Epworth \<10

Age in the registry: 18 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (2)

Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.

SiteCityCountrySite status
Hospital Son Llatzer
Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status
PalmaSpainUnknown status
Hospital Son Espases
Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status
PalmaSpainUnknown status

This page is information, not medical advice. Discuss any trial with your doctor.