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The purpose of this study is to determine whether oxygen therapy during sleep improves quality of life, exercise capacity and heart function among patients with chronic heart failure and central sleep apnea.
Oxygen therapy reduces the number of central apneas among patients with congestive heart failure but it is unknown whether quality of life and heart function also improve. We aim to test whether the quality of life, exercise capacity and heart function are improved with nocturnal oxygen therapy during 6 weeks with nocturnal oxygen from oxygen concentrator or nocturnal air from placebo concentrator.
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nocturnal oxygen treatment from oxygen concentrators | Device |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise capacity | ||
| Quality of life (SF-36, Minnesota, Living with heart failure questionnaire) | ||
| Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Echocardiography | ||
| Radionuclide determination of ejection fraction | ||
| Mortality and hospitalization for cardiovascular causes (combined and individually) |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Karl A Franklin, MD, PhD | Dept Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital, UmeƄ | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dept of respiratory medicine | UmeƄ | SE 901 85 | Sweden |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D006333 | Heart Failure |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D006331 | Heart Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
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| Hospitality anxiety and depression scale |
| Epworth sleepiness scale |
| Karolinska sleepiness scale |
| Routine lab (haemoglobins, thyroid status, creatinin) |
| Urinary catecholamines |
| Urinary cortisol |
| Polysomnography |
| Arrhythmias from 24 hour Holter-ECG registration |
| Heart rate variability |