Active clinical trials for "Apnea"

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term efficacy, tolerance and compliance of ORM Narval Mandibular Repositioning Device (MRD) as a second-line treatment for patients with severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea (OSAH) syndrome who refuse or are intolerant to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) treatment.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a respiratory disorder of sleep characterized by recurrent episodes of complete or partial upper airway obstruction, leading to intermittent oxygen deprivation. This results in sympathetic activation and surges in blood pressure, production of vasoactive substances, as well as activation of the inflammatory and procoagulant pathways. Epidemiological evidence indicates the prevalence of OSA is higher in patients with coronary artery disease than in the general population. The investigators recently showed that 65.7% and 41.9% of the Singapore patients admitted with myocardial infarction were found to have previously undiagnosed OSA and severe OSA, respectively. In a 10-year follow-up epidemiological study, OSA was independently associated with a higher prevalence of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events among the otherwise healthy general population. The investigators further showed that in patients who have undergone primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction, OSA was an independent predictor of future adverse event rates. Despite the observed association between OSA and adverse cardiovascular outcomes, the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms remain unclear. In this proposal, the investigators aim to elucidate the relationship between OSA and composition of coronary atherosclerotic plaques.

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.

Purpose: In a retrospective cohort the investigators will validate, the goodness of a multidimensional index to classified the severity of patients with sleep disordered breathing that has been previously developed in a prospective longitudinal cohort.

The association of sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) with the infections of the lower airway has not been studied. The aspiration of secretions of the upper airway and the colonization by microorganisms is considered a main event in most of the cases of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) , and specially in the nosocomial pneumonia. The silent aspiration to the lower airway is a common phenomenon in normal subjects during the sleep and some studies has reported that the patients with SAHS present an increase of the risk to pharyngeal aspirations. In fact, the presence of nasal and bronchial inflammation in patients with SAHS is a recognized event. The patients with SAHS could have a risk increased to develop pneumonia due to predisposition to the pharyngeal microaspiration to lower airways during the sleep and other mechanical factors associated. The prevalence of SAHS in patients with CAP could be increased as regards the data published for the same Spanish population. The presence of an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) could be a risk factor not only to to CAP but to to present a unfavorable clinical evolution in comparison to patients with CAP with a normal AHI. The aim of this study will establish a relation between SAHS and the pneumonia risk.

Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in children may be responsible for disruptive daytime behaviors such as inattention and hyperactivity. Many children undergo tonsillectomy for SDB and disruptive daytime behaviors. However, the link between SDB and disruptive behavior is not clearly understood. This study will evaluate the relationship between SDB and disruptive behavior.

Assessment of the lung hyperinflation by bodypletysmography in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea treated with continuous positive airway pressure therapy.

It is a prospective, single center, single-arm clinical study to enroll a maximum of 25 subjects.

The OAMMM study is a mono-centrer , non interventional, prospective study, carried out in CH Valence Oral Appliance is indicated for first line moderate sleep Apnea Syndrome or severe sleep Apnea Syndrome after failure of positive airway pressure (CPAP). Clinical impact of each mm advancement of Oral Appliance is imperfectly assessed. The study aim to assess clinical and paraclinical efficacy of an oral Appliance on each mm of advancement.

Nocturnal reduction in blood oxygen is expected independently associated with the development of worsened glycemic control in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The aim of the present study is to assess the correlation between nocturnal oxygen desaturation assessed by overnight pulse oximetry and glycemic control in diabetic patients with obstructive sleep apnea.