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Oxygen Saturation Patterns in Post-Op Patients at Risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

An observational study in Obstructive Sleep Apnea, sponsored by Medtronic - MITG. Completed at 2 sites in Canada. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-08-07.

Sponsored by Medtronic - MITG · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
100
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study will include patients who have major surgery and are at risk for or have been diagnosed with sleep apnea. The patients will be monitored the night after surgery for repeating episodes of reduced breathing and oxygen levels. The study will determine if episodes of decreased breathing are reflected in the oxygen monitor.

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Conditions studied

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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 enrollment of 100 is close to the median of 106 across 386 observational studies indexed under Apnea.

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Lead sponsor

Medtronic - MITG is the lead sponsor of 176 studies on the registry; 5 are open to participants now.

Of its 17 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 17 (100%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Patients older than 18 years undergoing thoracic, vascular, head and neck, gynecological, urological, general, orthopedic, and plastic surgery.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients older than 18 years undergoing thoracic, vascular, head and neck, gynecological, urological, general, orthopedic, and plastic surgery.
  • Patient must require analgesia and/or sedation postoperatively by any route (intravenous, intramuscular, oral, epidural or intrathecal) for the duration of the study
  • Postoperative patients with at least one anticipated over night stay on the general ward with a minimum length of 14 hrs.
  • Patients in the ASA category 1-4
  • Patients at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as identified by the STOP-Bang Questionnaire or patients previously diagnosed with OSA and not using a CPAP device. (No screening with STOP needed for these patients.)
  • Spontaneous breathing

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age less than 18 years
  • Patients receiving or anticipated to receive postoperative positive airway pressure support
  • Previous allergic/contact reactions to adhesives
  • Patients unable to give informed consent
  • Pregnancy
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Study design

Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
100 participants (actual)
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Presence of Repetitive Reductions in Nasal Airflow Patterns in the Pulse Oximetry Saturation Trend Data.

    Number of patients exhibiting the presence of repetitive reductions in airflow patterns in the pulse oximetry trend data collected on subjects

    Time frame: 12 hour after released from the recovery room

Secondary outcomes

  1. Relationship Between the Oxygen Desaturation Patterns and Repetitive Reductions in Nasal Airflow as Measured by Inductance Plethysmography and Nasal Pressure.

    The number of patients with a positive repetitive reduction in nasal airflow which correlates with positive oxygen desaturation pattern as measured by photoplethysmography sensors.

    Time frame: 12 hours after discharge form the recovery room

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Results

Posted Aug 1, 2012

Participant flow

From Feb 2010 to Oct 2010 adults at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea scheduled for general surgery requiring analgesia with an expected over night hospital stay were recruited from the hospital clinic.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneAdult Surgical Patients At Risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Started100
Completed100
Not completed0

Outcome measures

PrimaryPresence of Repetitive Reductions in Nasal Airflow Patterns in the Pulse Oximetry Saturation Trend Data.

Number of patients exhibiting the presence of repetitive reductions in airflow patterns in the pulse oximetry trend data collected on subjects

Time frame:
12 hour after released from the recovery room
Reported as:
Number · participants
Presence of Repetitive Reductions in Nasal Airflow Patterns in the Pulse Oximetry Saturation Trend Data.
participantsAdult Surgical Patients At Risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Presence of Repetitive Reductions in Nasal Airflow Patterns in the Pulse Oximetry Saturation Trend Data.30
SecondaryRelationship Between the Oxygen Desaturation Patterns and Repetitive Reductions in Nasal Airflow as Measured by Inductance Plethysmography and Nasal Pressure.

The number of patients with a positive repetitive reduction in nasal airflow which correlates with positive oxygen desaturation pattern as measured by photoplethysmography sensors.

Time frame:
12 hours after discharge form the recovery room
Reported as:
Number · participants
Relationship Between the Oxygen Desaturation Patterns and Repetitive Reductions in Nasal Airflow as Measured by Inductance Plethysmography and Nasal Pressure.
participantsAdult Surgical Patients At Risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Relationship Between the Oxygen Desaturation Patterns and Repetitive Reductions in Nasal Airflow as Measured by Inductance Plethysmography and Nasal Pressure.20

Adverse events

Collected over 30 days. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Adult Surgical Patients At Risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea—0/100 (0%)0/100 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Adult Surgical Patients At Risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years51
>=65 years49
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Adult Surgical Patients At Risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Mean65.1 ± 9.2
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Adult Surgical Patients At Risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Female22
Male78
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Adult Surgical Patients At Risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Canada100
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Study locations

2 sites
  • Toronto General Hospital
    Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4, Canada
  • Toronto Western Hospital
    Toronto, Ontario M5T2S8, Canada
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 7, 2014, 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
NCT01078207
Lead sponsor
Medtronic - MITG
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 2, 2010
Start date
Jan 2010
Primary completion
Oct 2010
Completion
Oct 2010
Results posted
Aug 1, 2012
Last update
Aug 7, 2014

Study contacts

Roger Mecca, MD
study chair · Medtronic - MITG

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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