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A Randomized Study to Compare Polysomnography With Overnight Home Oximetry and Auto - CPAP for Sleep Apnea

NCT00254059 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2005-11-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will look at an alternative new pathway for diagnosis and treatment based on simple procedures in the patient's own home compared with the current conventional laboratory based pathway. The purpose is to determine whether all patients with OSA require the more elaborate laboratory procedures, or whether a subgroup can be managed more simply.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Ambulatory diagnosis and titration with nasal CPAP using over night oxymetry and auto CPAP and vs conventional diagnosis and titration using polysomnography

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of British Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Frank Ryan, MD · University of British Columbia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Completion
2004-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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