A comparison of efficacy and tolerability using two portable sleep apnoea monitoring devices: nocturnal oximetry versus nasal airflow in the triage diagnosis and screening of obstructive sleep apnoea.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Obstructive Sleep ApnoeaRespiratory - Sleep apnoea
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12605000120673
- Lead Sponsor
- Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 193
Inclusion Criteria
1.Subjects presenting to the sleep laboratory for assessment of obstructive sleep apnea
2.Age = 21
3.Able to give consent
Exclusion Criteria
1.Clinically significant co morbidity,
including any unstable cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, metabolic,
pulmonary (e.g., asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, etc), renal, neurological, hepatic,
hematologic, immunologic, endocrine, psychiatric illness and/or
neoplastic disease.
2.Patients unable to apply the monitoring devices (e.g. severe hand
arthritis, neuromuscular disease).
3.Shift workers
4.Known underlying sleep disorder
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method