NCT07356908

Impact of Sleep Related Breathing Disorders on Outcomes of Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Short- Term Outcome and One -Year Recurrence in Acute Pulmonary Embolism Patients With and Without Sleep - Disordered Breathing

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Alexandria University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aimsto compare short-termclinical outcomesand one-year recurrence rates in patients with acute pulmonary embolism with versus without sleep-disordered breathing, recruited from Alexandria MainUniversityHospital.

Detailed description

This prospective observational study will include consecutive adult patients admitted to the Chest Diseases Department and related units at Alexandria Main University Hospital (AMUH) with a diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism confirmed by CT pulmonary angiography and followed up with sllep study to asses the effect of sleep related breathing disorderon the recurrence of emboli.

Conditions

• Pulmonary Embolism
• Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	polysomnography	This prospective observational study will include consecutive adult patients admitted to the Chest Diseases Department and related units at Alexandria Main University Hospital (AMUH) with a diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism confirmed by CTPA

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-01-01
• Primary completion: 2026-01-01
• Completion: 2026-01-01
• First posted: 2026-01-21
• Last updated: 2026-01-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt