Status:
COMPLETED
Ambulatory Versus Conventional Approach Diagnosing OSA
Lead Sponsor:
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Conditions:
OSA
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Very few studies have examined different models of care involving initial ambulatory home-based diagnosis in diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), identifying patients who benefit from continuous ...
Detailed Description
We conducted a prospective, randomized, controlled continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) parallel study on new referrals to the Respiratory Clinic, Prince of Wales Hospital, with suspected obstru...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- symptoms of OSA with home sleep study AHI \>= 15/hr.
Exclusion
- unstable cardiovascular diseases (e.g. recent unstable angina, myocardial infarction, stroke or transient ischemic attack within the previous 6 months or severe left ventricular failure)
- neuromuscular disease affecting or potentially affecting respiratory muscles
- moderate to severe respiratory disease (i.e. breathlessness affecting activities of daily living) or documented hypoxemia or awake oxygen saturation of \<92%
- psychiatric disease that limits the ability to give informed consent or complete the study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
316 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01828216
Start Date
January 1 2013
End Date
September 1 2014
Last Update
March 29 2016
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong SAR, China