Can a sleep mask calm your heart? new trial tests CPAP for AFib
NCT ID NCT07087587
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether using a CPAP machine in a personalized way can reduce the amount of time people with atrial fibrillation (AFib) spend in an irregular heart rhythm. Twenty adults with both moderate-to-severe sleep apnea and AFib will alternate two weeks on and two weeks off CPAP for 12 weeks. The goal is to see if CPAP use lowers AFib burden and improves heart-related 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
- CPAP device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that using CPAP in a personalized way helps reduce AFib episodes and improve quality of life for people with both conditions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 20 people, so results may not apply to everyone. It's also possible that CPAP use won't significantly change AFib burden.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- 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 to 85 years
- 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: 1. Informed consent 2. Age 18-85 years 3. High burden paroxysmal AF (≥1%) 4. Moderate-severe OSA (AHI ≥ 15) 5. Implanted device with atrial diagnostics 6. Enrolled in remote monitoring Exclusion Criteria: 1. AF ablation \<6 months 2. Valvular abnormalities 3. Excessive daytime sleepiness in safety-critical jobs 4. Plans for ablation during study 5. Non-CPAP OSA treatment 6. Recent device implantation (\<6 months) 7. Central sleep apnea
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cleveland Clinic
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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University of Washington
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98195, United States
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