Fixing heart valves may improve sleep apnea, new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07520656
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study watches 150 adults with heart valve problems who are getting a procedure (TAVI or M-TEER) to see if it helps their sleep-disordered breathing. Participants take a sleep test before the procedure and again 6 months later. The goal is to learn how fixing heart valves might improve sleep and breathing.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with severe aortic stenosis or severe mitral regurgitation undergoing transcatheter valve interventions (TAVI or M-TEER) at a tertiary care center.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients undergoing TAVI or M-TEER * Ability to undergo polysomnography * Provision of written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to undergo sleep study (polysomnography) * Inability to complete follow-up at 6 months * Cognitive impairment (e.g., dementia) * Refusal to participate
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hippocratio General Hospital of Athens
RECRUITINGAthens, Attica, 11527, Greece
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