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CompletedNCT00139022Updated Oct 10, 2007

Home Diagnosis and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

An interventional study of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Obstructive Sleep Apnea, sponsored by University of Saskatchewan. Completed at 1 site in Canada. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2007-10-10.

Sponsored by University of Saskatchewan · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
50
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a common and underrecognised condition. The diagnosis of OSA is typically made after an in-lab polysomnography (PSG) which requires an overnight stay in a sleep laboratory. Many sleep laboratories have long waiting lists for PSG. There are a number of portable devices which may be useful in home diagnosis of OSA, however there is limited data on outcomes of OSA diagnosed and treated at home. In this study we propose to compare diagnostic accuracy of a home monitoring device with a PSG and outcomes of OSA therapy when implemented at home vs in the sleep laboratory.

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We will randomise patients suspected to have OSA to either home evaluation and treatment (using a portable monitor and auto-CPAP) or in-lab evaluation with a PSG and manually-titrated CPAP. We will obtain sleep, sleepiness and quality of life questionnaires, vigilance testing and blood pressure at baseline and after 1, 2, 4 and 12 weeks of therapy. We will also assess and compare compliance with CPAP therapy in each arm of the study.

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Conditions studied

  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Keywords

  • sleep apnea, home monitoring, CPAP
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In context

Apnea

1,422 studies on the registry are indexed under Apnea; 159 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 50 is close to the median of 50 across 965 interventional studies indexed under Apnea.

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Lead sponsor

University of Saskatchewan is the lead sponsor of 237 studies on the registry; 33 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • adult ( age > 18)
  • suspected OSA
  • no coexisting heart or lung disease
  • not in a safety-sensitive occupation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

-

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
50 participants (estimated)

Interventions

  • DeviceContinuous Positive Airway Pressure
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Sleepiness score

Secondary outcomes

  1. Quality of life

  2. Vigilance tests

  3. Sleep quality

  4. CPAP compliance

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Study locations

1 site
  • Sleep Disorders Center, Royal Univerisity Hospital
    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 0W0, Canada
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References and documents

Publications

  • Skomro RP, Gjevre J, Reid J, McNab B, Ghosh S, Stiles M, Jokic R, Ward H, Cotton D. Outcomes of home-based diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Chest. 2010 Aug;138(2):257-63. doi: 10.1378/chest.09-0577. Epub 2010 Feb 19. PubMed 20173052 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 10, 2007, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00139022
Lead sponsor
University of Saskatchewan
First posted
Aug 30, 2005
Start date
Nov 2004
Completion
Jun 2007
Last update
Oct 10, 2007

Study contacts

Robert P Skomro, MD
principal investigator · Univerisity of Saskatchewan
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