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NCT Number: NCT00674076

Clinical Application of Ultrasound in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

We hypothesize the width air-colum of retropalatal region and tongue voulme by ultrsound through submental area is different between normal control with those with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome who was comfirmed by polysomography.

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Key information

Conditions

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Apnea Dyssomnias Nervous System Diseases Respiration Disorders Respiratory Tract Diseases Sleep Apnea Syndromes Sleep Apnea, Obstructive Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic Sleep Wake Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, 100, Taiwan

About this study

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea mainly due to upper airway narrowing are evaluated conventionaly by polysomography. Recently, the magnetic resonace imaging has been well established in evaluating upper airway and correlating with the severity by tongue mass and the area of retropalatal airway. However, some drawbacks of MRI includes expensiveness might lead its less use. As for ultrasound which is very popularly applied in medical illness, is more convenient and money saving than MRI. We propose that ultrsound measuring the tongue volume and width of upper airway through submental area may be a alternative image for a upper airway measuring.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • group of sleep apnea: patients who have been diagnosed as having obstructive sleep apnea
  • control group: patients who have a negative polysomogrphy or a normal score of Pittsburg sleep questionaire

Exclusion criteria

  • Less than 18-year-old
  • un-willing
  • not co-operated person

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. apnea-hypopnea index

    Time frame: less than one month apart from ultrasound

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2008
Study completion
2008
First posted
May 7, 2008
Registry last updated
Jul 10, 2012

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