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:
2025-12-24 @ 2:48 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 2:48 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00254059
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
Age \> 18 years
* Residence in the Lower Mainland
* History and physical examination findings compatible with OSAHS
* Normal spirometry. (This is necessary to avoid decreased specificity of overnight oximetry attributable to underlying lung disease)
* Epworth Sleepiness Scale \> 10
Exclusion Criteria:
* Age \< 18 years
* Pregnancy
* Other known disorders that cause daytime sleepiness
* Requiring sedative/hypnotic medications
* Psychiatric disorder
* Life threatening co-morbidity e.g. chronic lung disease, coronary artery disease - unstable angina, recent myocardial infarction, heart failure, seizure disorder, and previous motor vehicle accident attributed to hypersomnolence
* Language barrier
* Inability to give informed consent
* Contraindication to nasal CPAP therapy
* Previous treatment of OSAHS with nasal CPAP, oral appliance therapy or corrective upper airway surgery.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT00254059
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00254059