We study how things such as weather, genetic makeup, or family environment may be associated with a change in a health condition or other specific outcome. Our studies may be done across a very wide population or in very specific portions of a group of people. Below is a list of some of the studies we’ve conducted recently:
Collaborative studies
Since 1995, our Division has overseen, processed and analyzed over 14,000 sleep studies, and provided training to over 100 technicians for multi-center studies. We set the standard for quality and reliability among those who perform and analyze research-quality sleep studies.
We welcome and encourage other scientists and investigators, including trainees, to collaborate with us or to directly access our data to pursue answers to relevant research questions. To learn more about our collaborative studies, click here.
The following are some of the investigative projects currently underway in our Division:
- Sleep Heart Health Study (SHHS) – a study of how sleep disordered breathing may relate to cardiovascular disease
- Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (SOF) – a study of nearly 10,000 healthy post-menopausal women to determine factors that lead to osteoporosis
- MrOS – a study that examines the question of how important impaired sleep is as a risk factor for falls, fractures and impaired mental and physical functioning in older men.
- Cleveland Family Study –a study that investigated how likely it is that sleep apnea may be inherited and analyzed how apnea relates to shallow or slow breathing
- Adolescent Sleep and Health Study (TeenZzz) – a study of sleep apnea in middle childhood that specifically identified both premature birth and African American race as sleep apnea risk factors
- CPAP Metabolic Study – a study in which patients were followed to see whether continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy successfully improved metabolism, sleep, cardiovascular function, sleepiness and vigilance