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The Incidence of Undiagnosed OSA Compared in Multi-ethic Races of Malaysia & the Associated Postoperative Complications

NCT02127099 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1000

Last updated 2014-05-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a condition in which a person's sleep is disrupted with momentary periods of apnoea and hypopnoea. This occurs when there is a blockage to airflow. When this happens, the patient will snore, gasp or choke in the attempt to attain more oxygen. This results in disrupted sleep and the patient may even awake from sleep.

It has been found that a great proportion of Malaysians have habitual snoring and with the increase in obesity over the years, it is a concern that OSA may be prevalent in Malaysia.

However, it has been seen that OSA is commonly undiagnosed in patient. This poses a worry because these people can come in for surgery. Diagnosis of OSA before surgery is important in order to prepare for the complication related to OSA.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Malaya

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Chew Yin Wang, MBChB · University of Malaya

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-05-31
Primary Completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • Malaysia

Study Locations

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