Sleep apnea device may ease severe asthma symptoms
NCT ID NCT06314477
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether using a CPAP machine at night can help people with severe uncontrolled asthma who also have obstructive sleep apnea. Researchers will compare asthma control, lung function, and quality of life between those who receive CPAP plus lifestyle advice and those who receive lifestyle advice alone. The trial aims to enroll 138 adults and is currently recruiting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CPAP device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that treating sleep apnea with CPAP helps people with severe asthma breathe better and have fewer symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small study (138 people) and it's not yet known if CPAP will meaningfully improve asthma control. Results may not apply to all asthma patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 138 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
- 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: * Age \>18 years * Diagnosis of severe uncontrolled asthma according to the criteria of the Spanish Asthma Management Guide (GEMA) or the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) and no hospitalizations the month prior to inclusion in the study. * Apnea hypopnea rate greater than or equal to 15/hour * Punctuation in the Epworth Sleepiness Scale ≤10 * Obtaining informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Previous treatment with CPAP * Patient with central sleep apnea or Cheyne-Stokes respiration * Other sleep disorders: narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome, chronic insomnia, * Resistant hypertension * Active Smoking * Unstable comorbidities or medications may interfere with asthma control * Pregnancy * Any process that reduces life expectancy to \<1 year, * Any medical or social factor that may limit CPAP compliance
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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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Hospital Clinic Barcelona
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Spain, 08036, Spain
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