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The effect of antihypertensive agents on sleep apnea: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Fábio Tremea Cichelero, Denis Martinez, Sandra Costa Fuchs, Miguel Gus, Leila Beltrami Moreira, Flávio Danni Fuchs

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Trial report in Trials, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01896661 (The Effect of Antihypertensive Agents Over Sleep Apnea), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.

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19.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT01896661 phase3completednot on this map

The Effect of Antihypertensive Agents Over Sleep Apnea: a Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorHospital de Clinicas de Porto AlegreRan2014 to 2016Enrolled53ConditionsHypertension, Obstructive Sleep ApneaArmsDiuretics, Calcium Channel Blockers
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 301 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Advances in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.Current treatment options in neurology · 2014
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fábio Tremea Cichelero
Denis Martinez
Sandra Costa Fuchs
Miguel Gus
Leila Beltrami Moreira
Flávio Danni FuchsPostgraduate Studies Program in Cardiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. ffuchs@hcpa.ufrgs.br.
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul · BRHospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and hypertension are well-known cardiovascular risk factors. Their control could reduce the burden of heart disease across populations. Several drugs are used to control hypertension, but the only consistently effective treatment of OSA is continuous positive airway pressure. The identification of a drug capable of improving OSA and hypertension simultaneously would provide a novel approach in the treatment of both diseases. METHODS/

designThis is a randomized double-blind clinical trial, comparing the use of chlorthalidone with amiloride versus amlodipine as a first drug option in patients older than 40 years of age with stage I hypertension (140 to 159/90 to 99 mmHg) and moderate OSA (15 to 30 apneas/hour of sleep). The primary outcomes are the variation of the number of apneas per hour and blood pressure measured by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. The secondary outcomes are adverse events, somnolence scale (Epworth), ventilatory parameters and C reactive protein levels. The follow-up will last 8 weeks. There will be 29 participants per group. The project has been approved by the ethics committee of our institution. DISCUSSION: The role of fluid retention in OSA has been known for several decades. The use of diuretics are well established in treating hypertension but have never been appropriately tested for sleep apnea. As well as testing the efficacy of these drugs, this study will help to understand the mechanisms that link hypertension and sleep apnea and their treatment.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01896661.

Indexed as

Research DesignAdultAmlodipineAntihypertensive AgentsBlood PressureBlood Pressure Monitoring, AmbulatoryCalcium Channel BlockersChlorthalidoneClinical ProtocolsDiureticsDouble-Blind MethodDrug Therapy, CombinationHumansHypertensionPolysomnographySleepAmlodipineAntihypertensive AgentsCalcium Channel BlockersChlorthalidoneDiuretics

Identifiers

PMID24382030
PMCPMC3892032
OpenAlexW2168495171

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