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Comparison of the New Algorithm of STOP-Bang in the Detection of Severe OSA Patients

Completed
Conditions
Apnea, Sleep
Registration Number
NCT03172806
Lead Sponsor
Astes
Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to compare the ability of clinical scores (P-SAP, OSA50, DES-OSA, STOP-Bang with former algorithm, and STOP-Bang with new algorithm).

Detailed Description

Severe OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea) patients are at higher risk of postoperative complications.

STOP-Bang has been proposed to detect OSA patients. It has been validated. New algorithm of STOP-Bang was proposed by the end of 2016. This aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of this new algorithm to detect severe OSA patients (patients with more than 30 events per hour). The new algorithm was also compared in this same ability with three others clinical score (P-SAP, OSA50 and DES-OSA).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
293
Inclusion Criteria
  • All patients in the preoperative anesthesia visit between 01/08/2016 and 31/12/2017
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patient's refusal

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Comparison of results of clinical scores and results of polysomnography.1 night

Comparison of the two results to determine the sensitivity and specificity of each clinical scores in comparison with polysmnography (the gold standard).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Clinique Saint-Luc de Bouge

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Bouge, Namur, Belgium

Clinique Saint-Luc de Bouge
🇧🇪Bouge, Namur, Belgium

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