NCT00885573

Pharyngeal Sensitivity in Diagnosis Algorithm for Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Measurement of Pharyngeal Sensitivity With the SENSITEST Device: Validation of the Diagnosis Algorithm for Sleep Disordered Breathing

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 52 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Grenoble · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 30 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Pharyngeal sensitivity is a determinant parameter of pharyngeal functioning, particularly regarding protective dilator reflexes of upper airway. Preliminary results have suggested that the use of this parameter in diagnosis algorithm such as linear discriminant analysis and random forest could predict the presence of sleep apnea syndrome in almost 98% of patients. Our study aims at validating a new diagnosis method of sleep disordered breathing which will be compared with nocturnal polysomnography, the reference method to diagnose sleep disordered breathing. Pharyngeal sensitivity will be measured using the SENSITEST device which allows an automatic measurement of the pharyngeal sensation. The use of this parameter in diagnosis algorithm will be compared with polysomnographic results.

Conditions

• Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Measurement of pharyngeal sensitivity (SENSITEST)	Measurement of pharyngeal sensitivity using the SENSITEST the morning following the nocturnal polysomnographic recording to diagnose sleep disordered breathing.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-12-01
• Primary completion: 2012-12-01
• Completion: 2012-12-01
• First posted: 2009-04-22
• Last updated: 2014-05-05

Locations

5 sites across 2 countries: France, Switzerland