Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 3:52 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 3:52 AM
NCT ID:
NCT02152202
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Adult patients (18 years and above),
* ASA physical status I to IV,
* Undergoing elective inpatient surgery with obstructive sleep apnea (as determined by initial screening using STOP-Bang questionnaire and if at high risk (\>3 points),
* Confirmed by an Apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) \>5 using a diagnostic home portable polysomnography)
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients previously diagnosed as OSA and on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device;
* Known cervical, shoulder, spine abnormalities, and/or chronic pain predisposing to difficulty in maintaining a sitting position; or
* Previous intervention for OSA (e.g., uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, bariatric surgery); where sitting position is contraindicated postoperatively such as hip or spine surgery, hemodynamic instability; ambulatory surgery i.e. planned discharge on the same day of surgery.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT02152202
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02152202