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Lung DiseasesNCT00005286

Epidemiology of Sleep Apnea Syndrome

An observational study of Lung Diseases and Sleep Apnea Syndromes, run by University of New Mexico.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

To define the prevalence of Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS) in a community-based sample of Hispanic adults. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 0 to 100 years, men only
Conditions the study is for
Lung Diseases, Sleep Apnea Syndromes
How many people
Not given
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Apr 1986to Mar 1989
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 0 to 100 years
  • Men only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

No eligibility criteria

About this study

To define the prevalence of Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS) in a community-based sample of Hispanic adults.

Read the detailed description

BACKGROUND:

The Sleep Apnea Syndrome consists of sleep-induced disturbances of breathing and breathing-induced disturbances of sleep. Symptoms of pathologic sleepiness and, less commonly, frequent awakenings and light sleep reflect the fragmentation of sleep by repeated respiration-related arousals. Snoring, intermittent choking, and nocturnal dyspnea reflect varying degrees of upper airway obstruction associated with Sleep Apnea Syndrome. Observations of breathing during sleep show varying combinations and degrees of periodic breathing, apneas, and hypoxemia. In more severe cases, cardiovascular complications, including systemic and pulmonary hypertension and cardiac arrhythmias, occur. The clinical spectrum thus varies from the asymptomatic patient, to one with chronic cardiac and respiratory failure who is at risk of sudden death. Most patients are disabled by varying degrees of pathologic sleepiness.

The rapid increase of clinical activity with the Sleep Apnea Syndrome created an urgent need for a more complete description of this condition. Clinical descriptions were derived from case series of severely afflicted patients. Limited epidemiologic data, however, indicated that symptoms and objective manifestations of Sleep Apnea Syndrome occurred commonly in the population. It was unknown whether subjects with these findings were unrecognized patients, premorbid individuals at risk, or normal subjects with no special impairments. There was a need to define the frequency of signs and symptoms of Sleep Apnea Syndrome in the general population, and to determine the health effects related to these findings.

DESIGN NARRATIVE:

Subjects were recruited from a previous survey, the Belen Health Study, conducted from July 1984 through November 1985. Based on the data of the earlier survey, 421 subjects were identified for recruitment and 275 actually participated. The Belen Health Study questionnaire included items directed at Sleep Apnea Syndrome. Subjects for the sleep study were selected based on responses to the initial questionnaire. For the sleep study, an additional questionnaire was used, as well as new techniques of home monitoring of breathing during sleep, and polysomnography to define the prevalence of symptoms and manifestations of Sleep Apnea Syndrome. An assessment of the health effect of Sleep Apnea Syndrome was made by reference to the demographic, socio-economic, and health data from the Belen Health Study. Diagnostic criteria and the utility of home monitors for clinical diagnosis were also determined.

Medical subject headings
Lung Diseases, Sleep Apnea Syndromes

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted26 May 2000 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 1986
  3. Study completionMar 1989

Why it stopped: Not a clinical Trial and inadvertently entered in the system.

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00005286
Sponsor's protocol ID
2007
Other IDs
R01HL034864
Status last verified
Mar 2024
First submitted
25 May 2000
Last updated
12 Mar 2024
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Wiggins RV, Schmidt-Nowara WW. Treatment of the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. West J Med. 1987 Nov;147(5):561-8.

    PubMed 3321711
  • Schmidt-Nowara WW, Coultas DB, Wiggins CL, Skipper BE, Samet JM: Prevalence and Correlates of Snoring in Adult Populations. Proceedings of the First International Congress of Chronic Rhonchopathy, Paris, July 1987 . 1988.

  • Wiggins CL, Schmidt-Nowara WW, Coultas DB, Samet JM. Comparison of self- and spouse reports of snoring and other symptoms associated with sleep apnea syndrome. Sleep. 1990 Jun;13(3):245-52. doi: 10.1093/sleep/13.3.245.

    PubMed 2356396
  • Schmidt-Nowara WW, Coultas DB, Wiggins C, Skipper BE, Samet JM. Snoring in a Hispanic-American population. Risk factors and association with hypertension and other morbidity. Arch Intern Med. 1990 Mar;150(3):597-601. doi: 10.1001/archinte.150.3.597.

    PubMed 2310278

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Lung Diseases and Sleep Apnea Syndromes, run by University of New Mexico.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Mar 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: Not a clinical Trial and inadvertently entered in the system.). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00005286, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 12 Mar 2024.

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