DiagnOSAS as a screeningstool for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in the primary care setting
Completed
- Conditions
- Sleep apneaObstructive sleep apnea syndromeScreening sleep apneaPrimary careFatigue
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON26381
- Lead Sponsor
- MST-Enschede
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Inclusion Criteria
Patients> 18 years with suspected obstuctief sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) who are referred by their GP to a sleep center for further diagnostic testing (polygraphy).
Exclusion Criteria
- Bodily deformaties making the wearing of a finger pulse oximeter impossible
- incompentent patients
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess the diagnostic value of overnight pulse-oximetry as a screeningstool for OSAS in the first line in terms of positive predictive value and sensitivity. Polygraphy, evaluated using both quantitative and qualitative methods, is hereby considered the gold standard.<br><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method i) Negative predictive value and specificity of pulse-oximetry as diagnostic marker for OSAS in the first line.<br /><br>ii) Negative predicitive value, positive predictive value, sensitivity, and specificity of the Philips questionnaire as<br>diagnostic marker for OSAS.<br /><br>iii) Usability of DiagnOSAS for patients.<br /><br>iv) Realized cost savings when using DiagnOSAS with respect to the gold standard.<br>