Novel Device for Screening Patients With Symptoms of OSA

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sleep Apnea Syndromes

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Ring oxymetry

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03157440

2016.661

Details and patient eligibility

About

An innovative ring type oxymetry will be wore by patient undergoing sleep study to validate it's accuracy and usefulness as a screening device for patients with symptoms of OSA

Enrollment: 97 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients above 18 years old and below 70 years old, both men and women

Exclusion criteria

• Patients requiring oxygen therapy or noninvasive ventilation;
• Patients with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic heart failure, neuromuscular disease, insomnia, clinical symptoms of parasomnia, periodic limb movement, or narcolepsy.
• Patients on medication known to interfere with heart rate, such as beta-blockers, digoxin or calcium receptor antagonists.