A Prospective Observational Cohort to Study the Genetics of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Associated Co-Morbidities

N/AActive Not RecruitingNCT01857427

Ulysses Magalang MD5,000 enrolled

Overview

The primary objective of this study is to build a well characterized cohort of patients that will be used to determine the genetic variants associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)and its co-morbidities.

The purpose of building the cohort is to allow the performance of genome-wide association studies with a large sample of patients that have been well-characterized using standardized procedures.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

5,000

Conditions

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: We will recruit subjects who are: * 18 years of age and older. * Willing and able to give informed consent AND any of the following: * PSG (polysomnogram)requested by a physician based on clinical grounds * AHI (Apnea-hypopnea index) ≥ 5 episodes per hour based on a prior PSG. Exclusion Criteria: Incapable of giving informed consent * Under the age of 18

Locations (1)

Suite 2600, Martha Morehouse Medical Pavilion

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Sleep Questionnaire

Responses to sleep questionnaire

Time frame: upon enrollment

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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