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Atomoxetine and Oxybutynin in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02908529

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Official title

Effect of Atomoxetine and Oxybutynin on Phenotype Traits and OSA Severity

Brief summary

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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common and has major health implications but treatment options are limited. OSA patients show a marked reduction in upper airway (UA) dilator muscle activity at sleep onset and this phenomenon leads to increased collapsibility of UA compared to normal subjects. Until recently, the search for medicines to activate pharyngeal muscles in sleeping humans has been discouraging. However, exciting new animal research has shown that drugs with noradrenergic and antimuscarinic effects can restore pharyngeal muscle activity to waking levels. In this protocol the investigators will test the effect of atomoxetine (a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor) and oxybutynin (an antimuscarinic drug) administered together on OSA phenotype traits and OSA severity during sleep.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02908529
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1, Phase 2
Enrollment
22 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
21 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Aug 31, 2016
Primary completion
Nov 30, 2017
Completion
Dec 31, 2017
Last update posted
Jan 28, 2019

2016 – 2018

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Sleep Disorders Research Program Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston Massachusetts 02115

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