Mass Spectral Fingerprinting in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

University of Zurich (UZH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mass Spectrometry; Exhaled Breath; Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA)

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02810158

BASEC-Nr.2016-00384

Details and patient eligibility

About

To answer the question whether a previously detected breath profile in patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) can be found in a cohort of patients with suspected OSA using mass spectrometry (validation study).

Enrollment: 150 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical suspicion of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (based on clinical symptoms such as increased daytime sleepiness; Epworth Sleepiness Score (ESS) > 10).
• Age between 18 and 85 years at study entry.

Exclusion criteria

• None

Trial design

150 participants in 1 patient group

Patients with suspected OSA

Description:

Persons with clinical suspicion of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSA)