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TerminatedNCT01414309Updated Jan 7, 2015

Prospective Evaluation of Heart Failure Patients With Central Sleep Apnea

An observational study in Central Sleep Apnea and Heart Failure, sponsored by Respicardia, Inc.. Terminated at 4 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-01-07.

Sponsored by Respicardia, Inc. (part of Zoll Medical Corporation) · Observational

Why this study was terminated
Change in company priorities
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
5
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 36 studies in Sleep Apnea, Central with a site in United States — 4 open to participants now, 6 under way, none of them phase 3. Sleep Apnea, Central · United States.

Started
2011
with 1 other
Observational
7 of 36
1 open now
Registered
11th of 36
by date
Lead sponsor
5 of 36
Respicardia, Inc.

Among the 36 studies in Sleep Apnea, Central with a site in United States, this one is one of 2 that started in 2011, is one of 7 observational ones, and was the 11th registered.

Sleep Apnea, Central

96 studies on the registry are indexed under Sleep Apnea, Central; 18 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 5 is below the median of 148 across 36 observational studies indexed under Sleep Apnea, Central.

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Open to participants now

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Who these studies take

Of the 13 Sleep Apnea, Central studies recruiting now, 8 (62%) set no upper age limit and 3 (23%) stop at 75 or younger; 4 take children under 18; 5 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years and older · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

Central sleep apnea (CSA) has been associated with increased mortality and primarily occurs in patients with heart failure (HF). The primary purpose of this study is to document the natural progression of moderate to severe CSA in heart failure patients.

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This trial is a prospective, non-randomized observational study in heart failure patients with moderate to severe central sleep apnea (CSA).

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Conditions studied

  • Central Sleep Apnea
  • Heart Failure

Keywords

  • Heart Failure
  • Central Sleep Apnea
  • Sleep Disordered Breathing
  • Cardiac Dysfunction
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Primary care clinic

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Inclusion criteria

  • Subject is willing and able to comply with this protocol and has signed an IRB/MEC approved (as well as Privacy Protection Authorization in the United States)
  • Age is greater than or equal to 18 years
  • Known recent history of sleep disordered breathing of predominantly central origin, as evidenced by an overnight PSG with EEG and at least 4 hours of recording that was conducted within 60 days of enrollment and demonstrating the following characteristics:
  • AHI greater than or equal to 20
  • greater than or equal to 50% of classified events of a central nature
  • less than 20% of the total AHI comprised of obstructive apnea events
  • Diagnosed chronic heart failure, with medications optimized and stable for at least 30 days prior to the screening PSG, or since the date of the earliest test used for baseline, whichever is longer. Optimal medications include: beta blockade, ACE-I or ARB and diuretics unless or not considered medically necessary.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current or intended use of any mask-based therapy for central sleep apnea
  • Baseline oxygen saturation less than or equal to 90% on a stable FiO2
  • Severe (COPD) (per GOLD classification system)
  • History of cerebrovascular accident (CVA), myocardial infarction (MI), coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery, or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), or any cardiac ablation procedure within the 3 months prior to the study
  • Unstable angina
  • History of primary pulmonary hypertension
  • Currently enrolled in a non-observational (ie, interventional) clinical study that could confound the results of this study
  • If subject has an implanted cardiac resynchronization device (CRT), it must have been implanted at least 3 months before enrollment; any other device must have been implanted at least 30 days prior to enrollment
  • of less than 6 months
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Contraindication

A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.

COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: long-term lung disease that makes it hard to breathe out, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

Life expectancy

The study doctor’s estimate of how long someone is likely to live. Criteria use it so that people can stay in the study long enough for it to answer its question.

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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
5 participants (actual)

Groups and cohorts

  • Observational patients

    Heart Failure patients with moderate to severe central sleep apnea

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Apnea-hypopnea index and its components

    The primary objective of the study is to determine the natural progression of central sleep apnea, using the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and its components evaluated at 6 months.

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Clinical status associated with sleep disordered breathing

    * Epworth Sleepiness Scale * Subject Global Assessment * Quality of life as measured by Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire * HF Clinical Composite * Six-minute hall walk * NYHA Functional Class * Echocardiographic measures of structure and function * Subject medications

    Time frame: 6 months

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Study locations

4 sites
  • Minneapolis Heart Institute
    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407, United States
  • Central MN Heart at St Cloud
    St Cloud, Minnesota 56303, United States
  • Sleep Therapy & Research Center, Alamo
    San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States
  • Charite, Campus Virchow-Klinikum
    Berlin, D-13353, Germany
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References and documents

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
Not marked actual or estimatedDates not marked actual or estimated

The record gives a start of Aug 2011, a primary completion of Jun 2012 and a completion of Jun 2012. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

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Registered
Aug 9, 2011
First posted
Aug 11, 2011
Start
Aug 2011
Primary completionActual
Jun 2012
CompletionActual
Jun 2012
Last update
Jan 7, 2015
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 7, 2015, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01414309
Lead sponsor
Respicardia, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 11, 2011
Start date
Aug 2011
Primary completion
Jun 2012
Completion
Jun 2012
Last update
Jan 7, 2015

Study contacts

Robin Germany, M.D.
study director · Respicardia, Inc.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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