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Filter by:This study aims to compare the effectiveness of conventional oxygen therapy oxygen and high-flow nasal cannula therapy on oxygen saturation (SpO2), measuring number of SpO2 drop >4% of base line oxygen saturation (o2 desaturation index), length of the ICU stay, and the need of use supplemental continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) support in any of the study groups in the postoperative ICU setting.
This study will recruit 66 patients with obstructive sleep apnea, comprising 33 men and 33 women, who have been referred to the sleep center by their doctors for polysomnograms (PSG). The subjects will undergo two overnight sleep PSG sessions at the sleep center. The interval between the two examinations will be at least 7 days, during which they will receive both a placebo and medication conditions, administered 1 hour before bedtime. The study drugs will include: (1) atomoxetine 80 mg and oxybutynin 5 mg; or (2) venlafaxine 37.5 mg; or (3) atomoxetine 80 mg and trazodone 100 mg. Endotypic traits will be estimated using the Phenotyping Using Polysomnography method. The primary outcome is the change in apnea-hypopnea index, and secondary outcomes include endotypic traits and sleep parameters.
Diagnostic investigations in paediatric respiratory and sleep medicine are often challenging due to patient size (due to prematurity), tolerability, and compliance with "gold standard equipment". Children with sensory/behavioural issues, at increased risk of sleep disordered breathing (SDB), often find tolerating standard diagnostic equipment difficult. There is a need to develop non-invasive, wireless, devices designed for the paediatric population. Devices must address health in-equalities as high-risk children, with low birth weights, genetic syndromes, or complex neuro-disabilities, are often unable to undergo current investigations, particularly in sleep medicine. Prompt and accurate diagnosis of SDB is important to facilitate early intervention and improve outcomes Infants in the neonatal period can have immature breathing control which manifests as excessive central breathing pauses, apnoea's, whilst asleep requiring oxygen therapy. There is also a risk to newborn term infants of sudden unexpected neonatal collapse, even in "low risk" babies. Diagnosis of breathing issues in babies can be challenging since babies are often too small for standard monitoring equipment. Effective monitoring and appropriate treatment of apnoea's has been shown to improve prognosis in terms of 5-year mortality and neurodevelopmental outcomes. This observational study is part of a phased clinical program of research that aims to validate a small wearable biosensor developed by PneumoWave Ltd in a paediatric clinical setting with the overall primary endpoints of monitoring and assessing respiratory pattern as an aid to sleep diagnostics, and as a device to monitor apnoea in neonatal patients.
The diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome in children (OSAS) requires a polysomnography (PSG) in a sleep lab with video surveillance and monitoring by a nurse. But PSG is a cumbersome exam, sometimes difficult to perform in children. Simplified exams as respiratory polygraphy (RP) which uses only respiratory signals can be used for the diagnosis of OSAS but studies show that it underestimates the obstructive apnea-hypopnea index (OAHI) because the total sleep time cannot be accurately estimated. The use of a video camera with software synchronous with the RP software could compensate for this disadvantage, by estimating when the child is sleeping or not.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common and has major health implications but treatment options are limited. Some OSA patients with low arousal threshold wake up prematurely during an obstructive event and do not have time for spontaneous upper airway (UA) dilator muscle recruitment. As a consequence they are exposed to apnea and hypopnea cycling. In this protocol the investigators will test the effect of trazodone administered before sleep on OSA traits and OSA severity during sleep.
This study included 90 volunteer Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome patients. Only 7 mL blood samples collected from patients. Some biochemicals parameters analyzed in blood serum/plasma.
The study will be conducted to evaluate the outcome of expansion palatoplasty in management of OSAS.
This proof-of-concept study is being performed to evaluate whether the hypoglossal nerve can be stimulated using a small series of electrodes placed surgically via a percutaneous approach. Minimally invasive off the shelf medical devices will be used and observation of the characteristic physiological responses to stimulation of the HGN, will be assessed.
This proof-of-concept study is being performed to evaluate whether the hypoglossal nerve can be stimulated using a small series of electrodes placed surgically via a percutaneous approach. Minimally invasive off the shelf medical devices will be used and observation of the characteristic physiological responses to stimulation of the HGN, will be assessed.
Two-phase interventional non-inferiority trial (phase 1: at least 8 weeks of CPAP; phase 2: 2 weeks of CPAP withdrawal) including 32 patients with moderate to severe OSA to compare the physiological consequences of a short-term CPAP withdrawal to the changes in previously untreated OSA. The trial has been designed as a validation of the CPAP-withdrawal model. Baseline in-laboratory sleep studies will be performed prior to CPAP initiation, after 6-8 weeks on CPAP (treatment effect) and following 2 weeks of CPAP therapy withdrawal (withdrawal effect, effect of OSA recurrence).