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Obstructive Sleep ApneaNCT00674076

Clinical Application of Ultrasound in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

An observational study of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, run by National Taiwan University Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

We hypothesize the width air-colum of retropalatal region and tongue voulme by ultrsound through submental area is different between normal control with those with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome who was comfirmed by polysomography. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
How many people
105 participants
Where
1 siteTaiwan
Study dates
Mar 2008to Dec 2008
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: patients who are arranged to recived polysomography

Who may be able to join

  • group of sleep apnea: patients who have been diagnosed as having obstructive sleep apnea
  • control group: patients who have a negative polysomogrphy or a normal score of Pittsburg sleep questionaire

Who cannot join

  • Less than 18-year-old
  • un-willing
  • not co-operated person

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Taiwan1 site
  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    Taipei, 100

Other trials in Taiwan

About this study

We hypothesize the width air-colum of retropalatal region and tongue voulme by ultrsound through submental area is different between normal control with those with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome who was comfirmed by polysomography.

Read the detailed description

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea mainly due to upper airway narrowing are evaluated conventionaly by polysomography. Recently, the magnetic resonace imaging has been well established in evaluating upper airway and correlating with the severity by tongue mass and the area of retropalatal airway. However, some drawbacks of MRI includes expensiveness might lead its less use. As for ultrasound which is very popularly applied in medical illness, is more convenient and money saving than MRI. We propose that ultrsound measuring the tongue volume and width of upper airway through submental area may be a alternative image for a upper airway measuring.

Medical subject headings
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT00674076
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
sleep apneaa patient has been diagnosed as having obstructive sleep apnea
controla case who has a negative polysomography or noraml score of Pittsburg sleep questionaire

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. apnea-hypopnea index

    Measured: less than one month apart from ultrasound

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted7 May 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2008
  3. Primary completionDec 2008
  4. Study completionDec 2008

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
105 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00674076
Sponsor's protocol ID
200802028R
Status last verified
Jun 2012
First submitted
5 May 2008
Last updated
10 Jul 2012
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Shu CC, Lee P, Lin JW, Huang CT, Chang YC, Yu CJ, Wang HC. The use of sub-mental ultrasonography for identifying patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea. PLoS One. 2013 May 10;8(5):e62848. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062848. Print 2013.

    PubMed 23675433

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, run by National Taiwan University Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Jul 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Taiwan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

apnea-hypopnea index (time frame: less than one month apart from ultrasound). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00674076, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 10 Jul 2012.

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