Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Chronic SCI

"PAP will be delivered by an auto-titrating device (IntelliPAP AutoAdjust®). These devices automatically set the level of delivered pressure to ensure upper airway patency, to treat detected apneas and hypopneas.~AutoPAP treatment 7 nights a week for four months (16 weeks)."

"Sham PAP treatment will be delivered by an auto-PAP device (IntelliPAP AutoAdjust®) that is set to a fixed low pressure of 3 cmH20 without an ability to titrate according to detected respiratory events. The pressure is too low to eliminate respiratory events and serves as sham or sub-therapeutic PAP.~Sham PAP treatment 7 nights a week for four months (16 weeks)./"