April 13, 2012

Study examines sleep apnea’s role in lung diseases

Vanderbilt’s idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis research group is embarking on a study to determine the prevalence of sleep apnea in people with other interstitial lung diseases.

Based on results from a 2009 pilot study that showed sleep apnea is more common in people who have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) than in the general population, Vanderbilt’s IPF research group is embarking on a larger study to determine its prevalence in people with other interstitial lung diseases (ILD).