Long Term Cardiovascular Complications in Men With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Metabolic Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01475682

UW 10-002

Details and patient eligibility

About

Subjects with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) are at increased risk of developing cardiometabolic complications, and effective long-term nCPAP treatment significantly reduces the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

Full description

1. Primary outcome:

   Incidence of cardiometabolic diseases in subjects with OSA over 9 years.

2. Secondary outcomes:

Effects of CPAP treatment on cardiometabolic conditions

Enrollment: 167 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• From previous cohort for reassessment.

Exclusion criteria

• Unstable medical conditions

Trial design

167 participants in 1 patient group

1

Description:

167 subjects recruited from our previous "OSA and metabolic syndrome" (OSAMS) cohort from October 2002 to June 2007 will be invited to be reassessed at this time point.