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Evaluation of the STOP-BANG Screening Questionnaire in a Sleep Clinic

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Registration Number
NCT02293421
Lead Sponsor
Karolinska University Hospital
Brief Summary

Although obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common, most of the patients are undiagnosed. OSA is associated with a large number of co-morbidities, and thus, it is of great importance to identify the patients and start treatment in order to reduce the risks for complications. Current screening tools are quite unspecific and the golden standard methodology for diagnosis, polysomnography, is expensive and time consuming, thus not suitable for screening. In perioperative medicine the STOP BANG screening questionnaire is currently the recomended screening tool, however this questionnaire has only been evaluated in a sleep clinic in a very limited numbers of patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
449
Inclusion Criteria
  • More than 18 years old
  • First or part of the first visit to a sleep clinic
  • Planned or just conducted polysomography
Exclusion Criteria
  • Not able to understand the information and sign informed consent

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
STOP BANGAt diagnosis, one time
Snore questionAt diagnosis, one time
PolygraphyAt diganosis, one time

Apnea hypopnea index (AHI, oxygen desatuaration index (ODI)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
PulseoximetryAt dignosis, one time

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Anesthesiology, Surgical Sciences and Intensive Care Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna

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Stockholm, Sweden

Department of Anesthesiology, Surgical Sciences and Intensive Care Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna
🇸🇪Stockholm, Sweden

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