Sleep Disordered Breathing and Lung Transplantation

Catholic University (KU) of Leuven

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Sleep Disordered Breathing; Lung Transplantation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01179087

B32220109109

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to investigate the prevalence, clinical predictors and consequences (effect on survival, chronic rejection) of sleep disordered breathing in lung transplant recipients.

Full description

All patients with end-stage respiratory failure who are referred for lung transplantation and are older than 18 years old are enrolled.

We collect:

• Medical history
• Blood pressure
• Anthropometrics
• Pulmonary function
• Arterial blood gas
• Questionnaire (QOL, ESS)
• Sleep diary
• Polysomnography

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with end-stage respiratory failure who are referred for lung transplantation
• Informed consent from patient

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who are declined for lung transplantation
• Patients < 18 years old