New pill helps sleep apnea patients stick with CPAP
NCT ID NCT05951023
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a safe sleep aid could help people with obstructive sleep apnea use their CPAP machine more each night. Many patients struggle to keep the mask on all night, often because they wake up easily. The trial gave a medication to raise the sleepers' arousal threshold, aiming to improve CPAP adherence. 42 adults with sleep apnea who had low CPAP use participated.
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UC San Diego; Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute Building
La Jolla, California, 92121, United States
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