Evaluation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea as a Risk Factor for Pulmonary Embolism

This study has been completed.

First Received on December 6, 2006. Last Updated on November 2, 2007 History of Changes

Sponsor:	Atlantic Health System
Information provided by:	Atlantic Health System
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00409045

Purpose

we evaluate the presence of OSA in patients that have a computed tomography (CT) of the chest to rule out pulmonary embolism (PE) to determine if OSA constitutes an independent risk factor for PE.

Condition	Phase
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Pulmonary Embolism	Phase I Phase II

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title:	Evaluation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea as a Risk Factor for Pulmonary Embolism

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Pulmonary Embolism Sleep Apnea

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Atlantic Health System:

Estimated Enrollment:	300
Study Start Date:	November 2005
Study Completion Date:	September 2007

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

male and female patients age 18 years and older

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

male and female patients age 18 years and older with suspected PE

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00409045

Locations

United States, New Jersey
Morristown Memorial Hospital
Morristown, New Jersey, United States, 07962

Sponsors and Collaborators

Atlantic Health System

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Matthew Epstein, MD

Atlantic Health System - Morristown Memorial Hospital

More Information

No publications provided by Atlantic Health System

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Epstein MD, Segal LN, Ibrahim SM, Friedman N, Bustami R. Snoring and the risk of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with pulmonary embolism. Sleep. 2010 Aug 1;33(8):1069-74.

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00409045 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	R05-08-002, Sleep Apnea
Study First Received:	December 6, 2006
Last Updated:	November 2, 2007
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Atlantic Health System:

Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Pulmonary Embolism
male and female patients suspected of having a pulmonary embolism.

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Apnea
Embolism
Pulmonary Embolism
Sleep Apnea Syndromes
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Respiration Disorders
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory
Signs and Symptoms

Embolism and Thrombosis
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Lung Diseases
Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic
Dyssomnias
Sleep Disorders
Nervous System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 09, 2012