Smart ventilator feature aims to ease nighttime breathing problems

NCT ID NCT06560411

First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested a new automatic setting (Auto-EPAP) on a ventilator to see if it could better manage airway blockages during sleep compared to the standard manual setting. It involved 23 adults with conditions like sleep apnea, COPD, or obesity-related breathing problems who already used a ventilator. The goal was to improve oxygen levels and reduce breathing pauses without causing serious side effects.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease neuromuscular disease obesity-hypoventilation syndrome obstructive sleep apnea syndrome respiratory failure sleep apnea syndrome

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Bogan Sleep Consultants

    Columbia, South Carolina, 29201, United States

  • Delta Waves

    Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80918, United States

  • Insomnia and Sleep Institute of Arizona, LLC

    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85255, United States

  • University of California San Diego

    San Diego, California, 92121, United States