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Central Sleep Apnea: Physiologic Mechanisms to Inform Treatment

VA Office of Research and Development
NCT IDNCT04118387ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Phase

Phase 4

Target enrollment

200

Study length

about 6 years

Ages

18+

Locations

1 site in MI

What this study is about

This trial is testing different treatments for central sleep apnea. The goal is to find ways to improve treatment by understanding the underlying causes of central sleep apnea.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Take Acetazolamide + supplemental oxygen + PAP therapy
  • 2.Take Buspirone + PAP therapy
  • 3.Take Zolpidem + PAP therapy

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Injection / IVInjection / IV

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
Randomized & Blinded

You may get a placebo/standard care, and you won't know which.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Drug classes

acetazolamide, buspirone, zolpidem (Non-benzodiazepine hypnotic; enhances GABA to induce sleep), VARIOUS

Drug routes

injection, intravenous