NCT00883025

Correlation Between Friedman Classification and the Apnea Hypopnea Index (AIH) in a Population With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS)

Correlation Between Friedman Classification Ande ApneaHypopnea Index in a Population With OSAS

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 147 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericoridia de Limeira · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Introduction: OSAS is an important disease in the actual medic scene. It is important for correlation with chronic cardiovascular disease that leaves an increase in morbimortality and socioeconomic disability to patients with apnea. Objectives: Determinate the correlation between Friedman Classification and the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) gravity through AHI (Apnea Hypopnea Index) in patients with OSAS for surgical indication and evaluation. Materials and Methods: The investigators evaluated and classified 84 patients, in the scale of Epworth, Friedman and how much the gravity of the SAHOS for the AHI.

Conditions

• Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-02-01
• Primary completion: 2008-02-01
• Completion: 2008-10-01
• First posted: 2009-04-17
• Last updated: 2009-04-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil