Impact of Acetazolamide on Central Sleep Apnea Patients Receiving Medication for Opioid Use Disorder

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Drug
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Phase 2
SUMMARY

Patients with opioid use disorder treated with either methadone or buprenorphine are at risk of developing central sleep apnea (CSA) from these medications. Investigators will conduct a mechanistic trial using acetazolamide, a medicine known to improve CSA in other settings, to determine if acetazolamide can improve CSA due to medication for opioid use disorder and whether this leads to physiologic changes that might lead to reduced drug craving. Patients treated with medication for opioid use disorder and who have central sleep apnea will be randomized to treatment with acetazolamide or matching placebo for 7 days. At the end of the 7 days, they will undergo an overnight sleep study to assess the impact on breathing during sleep as well as sleep quality. In addition, measures of sympathetic tone, anxiety, arousal, cognition, and drug craving will be measured to determine if treatment of CSA with acetazolamide can produce physiologic changes that might contribute to improved health.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 100
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Patients on Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) with central sleep apnea.

Locations
United States
Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
RECRUITING
Pittsburgh
Contact Information
Primary
Elizabeth Stempkowski
stempkowskiem@upmc.edu
412-648-9507
Backup
Julia Sherman
shermanj2@upmc.edu
412-383-9469
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-10
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-02
Participants
Target number of participants: 40
Treatments
Experimental: Acetazolamide
All participants in this group will receive one acetazolamide 250 mg pill in the evening for 7 days.
Placebo_comparator: Placebo
All participants in this group will receive one matching placebo pill in the evening for 7 days.
Sponsors
Collaborators: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Leads: Sanjay R Patel

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov