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Finger and wrist worn peripheral arterial tonometry (WatchPAT) compared to a home-based sleep study for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea

Not Applicable
Conditions
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
Respiratory - Sleep apnoea
Registration Number
ACTRN12623000164695
Lead Sponsor
Monash Health
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot yet recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
450
Inclusion Criteria

All consecutive patients age greater than or equal to 18 undergoing home PSG for assessment of snoring or suspected OSA

Exclusion Criteria

•Investigation for disorders other than OSA
•Inability to consent
•Cognitive or physical impairment which would prevent adequate test performance (laboratory PSG performed instead)
•< 4 hours sleep time on Home PSG
•< 4 hours adequate airflow or oximetry signal on Home PSG

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
4-way AHI severity classification (none, mild, moderate, severe) comparing data from WatchPAT to Home Polysomnography using contingency tables and percent raw agreement, and subsequently Cohen’s kappa, which takes into account the level of chance agreement. [After one overnight sleep study]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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