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Obstructive Sleep ApneaNCT03281408

Perioperative Complications and Myocardial Injury Risk in Arthoplasty Patients Suspected of Having Obstructive Sleep Apnea

An observational study of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, run by University of British Columbia at 1 site in Canada.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a common and under-diagnosed breathing disorder characterized by recurrent partial or complete collapse of the upper airway (tongue, soft palate) during sleep. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 19 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
How many people
100 participants
Where
1 siteCanada
Study dates
4 Dec 2017to 12 Oct 2018
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 19 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients referred to the UBC Hospital to have knee/hip arthroplasty surgery.

Who may be able to join

  • Patients undergoing elective primary or revision knee/hip replacement surgery.
  • Patients with no previous OSA diagnosis (by polysomnography), who score >=5 on STOP-BANG OSA screening.

Who cannot join

  • Patients without ability to communicate in English by reading or writing.
  • Patients with renal failure.
  • Patients on CPAP therapy.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Canada1 site
  • UBC Hospital

    Vancouver, British Columbia

Other trials in Canada

About this study

Official title: Perioperative Obstructive Sleep Apnea Intervention Study

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a common and under-diagnosed breathing disorder characterized by recurrent partial or complete collapse of the upper airway (tongue, soft palate) during sleep. It causes recurrent episodes of asphyxia (suffocation) resulting in fragmented sleep, low blood oxygen levels (hypoxemia), and high carbon dioxide concentrations. Untreated OSA is associated with serious heart/lung and metabolic diseases including strokes, diabetes, and heart attacks.

When a patient with OSA undergoes surgery, the symptoms of OSA are exacerbated afterwards due to the effects of anesthesia and related medications such as those used for pain control. This puts patients at higher risk for complications and necessitates nursing care and monitoring that are resource intensive. In many hospitals, patients with an OSA diagnosis are monitored after surgery in "high acuity" wards where the nurse to patient ratio is higher than usual. These high acuity/monitored beds are often in high demand, and their unavailability may sometimes mean cancellation of surgery or prolonged patient stay in the Post-operative Recovery Room, further causing operating room backlog.

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Another serious issue is that many patients do not know they actually have the OSA condition. It is estimated that up to 20% (1) of people in the general public have OSA and that 75% (2) of them are not diagnosed. When someone with OSA goes for surgery without previously being diagnosed, special precautions in care and monitoring may not be in place, until a complication develops. For this reason, this population - those most susceptible to have OSA, but with no previous formal testing for the condition - is the most at risk for complications, and is the target group for this trial.

We plan to identify the study population by screening for OSA using the STOP-BANG questionnaire. Those who score high on this 8 item screening test have high likelihood of actually having OSA if they were to undergo formal testing and diagnosis in a Sleep Lab.

We will identify cardio-respiratory complications by conducting a chart review and determine whether admission to a "high acuity" bed had any impact. As OSA patients are at higher risk for cardiovascular complications at baseline and around the time of surgery, blood test for troponin will be performed on post-op day 1 and 2 to investigate the rate of myocardial injury. With the rate of MINS (myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery) reported to be 8% with almost 10% 30 day mortality (per VISION trial), this pilot project which focuses on arthroplasty patients with suspected OSA, will inform us of the arthroplasty surgery specific MINS risk for comparison.

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 NCT03281408
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Suspected OSA Patients Undergoing Knee or Hip ArthroplastyThese 100 subjects will be cared for and monitored in hospital following current hospital protocol. No change or intervention is to be administered. Troponin testing will be done post-op with other routine blood work.

What is being measured

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

  1. Composite Adverse Events

    The incidence of adverse events (each listed as a secondary outcome) related to OSA combined as a composite end point

    Measured: 0-96 hours

  2. Troponin

    Testing for risk of MINS (myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery)

    Measured: Post-op Day 1

  3. Troponin

    Testing for risk of MINS (myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery)

    Measured: Post-op Day 2

Secondary outcomes (9)
  1. Respiratory or Cardiac Arrest

    Activation of Code Blue

    Measured: 0-96 hours

  2. Respiratory Therapy beyond standard nasal prong oxygen

    Measured: 0-96 hours

  3. Pneumonia

    Fever with temp >=38 degree Celsius, leukocytosis and new infiltrate on CXR

    Measured: 0-96 hours

  4. Naloxone Usage

    For opioid reversal

    Measured: 0-96 hours

  5. Airway Intervention for any cause

    Use of nasal/oral airway or intubation, jaw thrust/chin lift

    Measured: 0-96 hours

  6. Cardiac Arrhythmia

    New arrhythmia requiring treatment

    Measured: 0-96 hours

  7. Cardiac ischemia or injury

    ECG changes or troponin elevation

    Measured: 0-48 hours

  8. Transfer from normal ward bed to monitored bed

    Measured: 0-96 hours

  9. Transfer to local tertiary hospital

    Measured: 0-96 hours

Timeline

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

  1. First posted13 Sep 2017
  2. Study start4 Dec 2017
  3. Primary completion1 Aug 2018
  4. Study completion12 Oct 2018

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
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
100 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03281408
Sponsor's protocol ID
H17-01022
Status last verified
Mar 2019
First submitted
11 Sep 2017
Last updated
18 Mar 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Peppard PE, Young T, Barnet JH, Palta M, Hagen EW, Hla KM. Increased prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in adults. Am J Epidemiol. 2013 May 1;177(9):1006-14. doi: 10.1093/aje/kws342. Epub 2013 Apr 14.

    PubMed 23589584
  • Punjabi NM. The epidemiology of adult obstructive sleep apnea. Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2008 Feb 15;5(2):136-43. doi: 10.1513/pats.200709-155MG.

    PubMed 18250205

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, run by University of British Columbia at 1 site in Canada.

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 18 Mar 2019. 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 Canada. 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?

Composite Adverse Events (time frame: 0-96 hours). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. 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 NCT03281408, which also lists 2 linked publications.

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 18 Mar 2019.

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