Status:
COMPLETED
A Randomized Study to Compare Polysomnography With Overnight Home Oximetry and Auto - CPAP for Sleep Apnea
Lead Sponsor:
University of British Columbia
Conditions:
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will look at an alternative new pathway for diagnosis and treatment based on simple procedures in the patient's own home compared with the current conventional laboratory based pathway. The...
Detailed Description
The research question we are exploring is whether the conventional approach is better in terms of successful treatment, compliance with treatment, and quality of life. There will be 2 arms to the stud...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age \> 18 years
- Residence in the Lower Mainland
- History and physical examination findings compatible with OSAHS
- Normal spirometry. (This is necessary to avoid decreased specificity of overnight oximetry attributable to underlying lung disease)
- Epworth Sleepiness Scale \> 10
Exclusion
- Age \< 18 years
- Pregnancy
- Other known disorders that cause daytime sleepiness
- Requiring sedative/hypnotic medications
- Psychiatric disorder
- Life threatening co-morbidity e.g. chronic lung disease, coronary artery disease - unstable angina, recent myocardial infarction, heart failure, seizure disorder, and previous motor vehicle accident attributed to hypersomnolence
- Language barrier
- Inability to give informed consent
- Contraindication to nasal CPAP therapy
- Previous treatment of OSAHS with nasal CPAP, oral appliance therapy or corrective upper airway surgery.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
December 1 2004
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00254059
End Date
December 1 2004
Last Update
November 15 2005
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Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Respiratory Division
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada