The Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in primary Care
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Obstructive Sleep ApnoeaRespiratory - Sleep apnoea
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12607000274471
- Lead Sponsor
- The Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 193
Inclusion Criteria
Subjects have symptoms of sleep apnoea (including snoring, choking, witnessed apneas and daytime sleepiness) and/or co morbidities including obesity, hypertension and the metabolic syndrome.
Exclusion Criteria
Subjects are unable to comply with procedures, unable to apply the diagnostic device (either by patient or other care-giver), or the diagnosis being considered is primarily a non-OSA sleep disorder such as insomnia, parasomnia or narcolepsy.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To validate a diagnostic algorithm that would combine information from questionnaire, biometric clinical data, upper airway function and the results from a portable diagnostic device for use in the primary care setting.[Determined at the conclusion of the trial.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To examine the utility of the above algorithm in different patient subgroups for example according to sex, ethnicity, different disease groups such as cardiac and respiratory disease.[This will be determined at the conclusion of the trial.]