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ACTRN12608000514303
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A randomised controlled trial to evaluate a simplified management strategy for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea comparing improvements in daytime sleepiness in patients managed in primary care (general practitioner assisted by a sleep specialist nurse) versus usual care in a sleep specialist centre

ational Health and Medical Research Council0 sites250 target enrollmentOctober 2, 2008
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ConditionsObstructive sleep apneaRespiratory - Sleep apnoea

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Obstructive sleep apnea
Sponsor
ational Health and Medical Research Council
Enrollment
250
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago
OverviewInvestigatorsEligibility CriteriaOutcomesSimilar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
October 2, 2008
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
ational Health and Medical Research Council

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • •Moderate\-to\-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) \- positive on OSA50 screening questionnaire; Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS)\>\=8 or poorly\-controlled hypertension despite 2 or more antihypertensive agents; ApneaLink 3% oxygen desturation index (ODI)\>\=16

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Body mass index (BMI)\>50
  • •Neuromuscular disease
  • •Significant psychiatric disease which would affect patient's ability to comply with study protocol
  • •Cognitive disability that would prevent self management of CPAP
  • •Recent hospitalisation for myocardial infarction (MI), unstable angina, cardiac failure, cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or transient ischemic attack (TIA) in past 3 months, and/or New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class 3 or 4
  • •Moderate\-to\-severe respiratory disease (documented hypoxia or awake oxygen saturation \<92%)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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