SLEEP APNEA

This large study is testing whether treating sleep apnea with a CPAP machine shortly after someone has a stroke can help prevent another stroke or heart event and improve recovery. Over 3,000 stroke patients are being randomly assigned to receive either 6 months of CPAP treatment…

This study aims to see if showing sleep apnea patients how their CPAP machine usage compares to other patients helps them use the machine more consistently. About 186 adults already using CPAP therapy will be randomly assigned to receive either just their own usage data or that d…

This study is testing whether a Withings smartwatch can accurately detect sleep apnea. Researchers are comparing the watch's readings against the standard overnight sleep study in a hospital lab. The goal is to see if the watch could be a simpler, more accessible screening tool f…

This study is testing whether adding a CPAP breathing machine to a standard diet and exercise program can better prevent diabetes in overweight adults with prediabetes and sleep apnea. Researchers want to see if treating sleep apnea improves blood sugar and heart health more than…

This study aims to understand if a brain chemical called dopamine and a person's genetics are connected to the risk and severity of sleep-disordered breathing, like sleep apnea. Researchers will compare 100 adults suspected of having a sleep breathing disorder with a healthy cont…

This study aims to understand the connections between sleep bruxism (nighttime teeth grinding) and other health issues like sleep apnea, heart disease risk, thyroid function, and stress. Researchers will observe and measure 100 adults who grind their teeth during sleep, using sle…

This study aims to collect and store blood, urine, and tissue samples from 500 adults with obesity. The goal is to create a research bank to help scientists understand why people gain weight, why treatments sometimes fail, and why weight is often regained. This knowledge could le…

This study aims to understand how sleep problems contribute to heart and metabolic diseases in rural Southern communities. Researchers will measure the sleep patterns of about 3,680 adults from rural Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta using wearable devices and questionnaires. …

This is a survey to understand how on-call hospital shifts affect the sleep, knowledge, and work performance of medical trainees and staff. It involves 1,000 participants from around the world and takes about 30-40 minutes to complete. The goal is to gather information, not to te…