Age and Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Age Problem; OSA

Treatments: Other: OSA; Other: Age

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03885440

2018-10-002CC

Details and patient eligibility

About

By clinical record review, this retrospective study aims to compare the different age groups of patients with obstructive sleep apnea, who were diagnosed and treated in Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan.

Full description

This retrospective study aims to compare the characteristics of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Patients with sleep problem and received a prior polysomnography at Taipei Veterans General Hospital during Jan. 1, 2016 to Dec. 31, 2017 will be enrolled. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is defined by an apnea-hypopnea index(AHI) at least 5/hr with compatible symptoms. Their clinical record will be reviewed and data including demography, polysomnography, comorbidities and details related to upper airway structure will be collected. The charactereistics would be compared with Student's t tests, Mann-Whitney U tests, or Chi square tests if appropriated.

Enrollment: 3,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with sleep complaints and received PSG in sleep center in Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who ever received treatment for OSA
• Patients cannot tolerate PSG examination
• Patients cannot complete the questionnaires before and after PSG examination

Trial design

3,000 participants in 4 patient groups

Young adult, without OSAS

Description:

20\<=Age\<40 years old, apnea-hypopnea index(AHI)\<5

Treatment:

Other: Age

Young adult, with OSAS

Description:

20\<=Age\<40 years old, AHI\>=5

Treatment:

Other: Age

Other: OSA

older adult, without OSAS

Description:

Age\>=40 years old, AHI\<5

older adult, with OSAS

Description:

Age\>=40 years old, AHI\>=5

Treatment:

Other: OSA