Sleep apnea treatment may ease tough asthma
NCT ID NCT07160868
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with a CPAP machine can improve asthma control in people with difficult-to-treat asthma. Eighty adults will be randomly assigned to receive CPAP, no OSA treatment, or serve as a reference group without OSA. The goal is to see if fixing sleep breathing problems leads to better asthma symptoms and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that treating sleep apnea helps people with difficult asthma breathe better and have fewer flare-ups.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial (80 people) that is not blinded, so results may be influenced by expectations. It is testing a device, not a new drug, so the impact may be modest.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
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
-
About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
-
May 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
18 to 90 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients must have a clinical diagnosis of asthma with supportive objective diagnostics including but not limited to, variable airflow obstruction, bronchial-hyper responsiveness and demonstrable eosinophilic inflammation via fractional exhaled nitric oxide or peripheral eosinophilia * Patients receiving step 4 or step 5 of 'The Global Initiative for Asthma' (GINA) treatment guidelines will be selected * Between the ages of 18 to 90 years of age Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with previous sleep study investigations * Excessive daytime sleepiness; ESS \>17 * Previous diagnosis of a sleep disorder * Resting hypoxaemia or need for long-term oxygen therapy * Inability to provide informed consent
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Asthma (diagnosis) are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
St. James's Hospital
RECRUITINGDublin, Dublin, Ireland
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can schools and doctors team up to keep kids with asthma out of the ER?
- Biomarkers put to the test for predicting asthma remission
- Can a structured care plan keep asthma patients out of the hospital?
- Smart spacer device aims to fix Kids' inhaler mistakes
- Can a night of sleep pills ease breathing in sleep apnea?
- Can a simple test combo pinpoint asthma faster?