An observational study in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA), Exhaled Breath and Mass Spectrometry, sponsored by University of Zurich. Completed at 1 site in Switzerland. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 85 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-10-19.
Sponsored by University of Zurich · Observational
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).
1,422 studies on the registry are indexed under Apnea; 159 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 150 is above the median of 106 across 386 observational studies indexed under Apnea.
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Patients with clinical suspicion of OSA
Exclusion Criteria:
Persons with clinical suspicion of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSA)
OSA-specific mass spectrometric pattern of VOCs in the exhaled breath
Concentration of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the exhaled breath will be analysed using mass spectrometry
Time frame: one hour, single measurement, no follow-up
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