New support program aims to boost CPAP use in stroke rehab
NCT ID NCT06722755
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether extra support—like personalized mask fitting, monthly phone calls, and a tracking app—helps stroke patients with sleep apnea use their CPAP machine more consistently during rehab. About 250 participants will be randomly assigned to either this intensive support or standard care. The goal is to see if better CPAP use leads to improved stroke recovery.
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 and behavioral support program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could help stroke patients with sleep apnea use CPAP more regularly, potentially improving their recovery and daily function.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial with 250 participants, so results may not apply to all stroke patients. The intervention is behavioral, so individual motivation and comfort with CPAP may limit effectiveness.
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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 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
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 include: 1. Age 18 years or older 2. Head CT or brain MRI demonstrating an acute ischemic infarction or intraparenchymal hemorrhage within past 30 days 3. Person providing consent (patient or legally authorized representative (LAR)) able to be consented in English or Spanish. Exclusion criteria include: 1. Unable to obtain informed consent from participant or LAR in English or Spanish 2. Incarcerated 3. Known pregnancy-determined by reviewing clinical data 4. Current mechanical ventilation, tracheostomy, or supplemental oxygen use \> 4L/min 5. Use of positive airway pressure within 14 days prior to stroke 6. History of pneumothorax, bullous emphysema or other serious co-morbid conditions which limit CPAP use 7. Stroke related to tumors, vascular malformations or subarachnoid hemorrhage 8. Active use of sedative drugs that can interfere with testing for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) including any benzodiazepine, barbiturate, general anesthesia, or conscious sedation within the prior 48 hours of the planned portable sleep apnea study 9. Anticipated inpatient rehabilitation length of stay \< 5 nights 10. Co-morbid conditions that limit OSA testing or CPAP use in the judgement of the study team 11. Recent cranial or spinal surgery with known or possible CSF leak or pneumocephalus within past 3 months 12. Patients at significant risk of aspiration that could render the patient at risk of harm from use of CPAP, in the opinion of the site PI.
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Conditions
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rancho Research Institute
RECRUITINGDowney, California, 90242, United States
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University of Washington - Harborview Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98104, United States
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