People Living with HIV

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Our research team at UC San Diego is conducting a study to understand how obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects the way that people living with HIV feel.

Principal Investigator:

Robert Owens, MD

Maximum compensation for completing entire study:

$640.00

Who is Eligible?:

  • At least 18 years of age
  • Diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

    • What you may be asked to do during this study:

  • Two daytime assessments at our UCSD Sleep Research Laboratory in La Jolla (ACTRI building)
  • Questionnaires
  • Fasting blood draw
  • Lung function test
  • Noninvasive test to measure endothelial function
  • You will be given a wrist-worn device to measure activity and light exposure, to be worn for 2 weeks at visit #1
  • Two overnight sleep studies at our UCSD Sleep Research Laboratory in La Jolla (ACTRI building)
  • Polysomnogram sleep study, with a modified continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device used for overnight #2
  • Fasting blood draw

    • If you have questions about this study, please contact us at sleepresearch@ucsd.edu, or (858)246-2154. Alternatively, you may fill out our volunteer survey form, so our research staff members can reach out to you.    

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