Assessment of the upper airway in awake subjects with obstructive sleep apnoea using the forced oscillation technique.

Assessment of the upper airway with and without topical anaesthesia in awake subjects with obstructive sleep apnoea using the forced oscillation technique with and without background CPAP.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12605000069651

Enrollment

110

Registered

2005-08-02

Start date

2005-08-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

*sitting and supine recordings without local anaesthetic *sitting and supine recordings with a background CPAP pressure *sitting and supine recordings with local anaesthetic applied to the post pharyngeal space *sitting and supine recordings with local anaesthetic applied to the post pharyngeal space and a background CPAP pressure

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

30 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Signs and symptoms of OSA.

Exclusion criteria

H/O significant respiratory or neurological disease, psychological illness, pharyngeal surgery. Non-English speaking background. Known or suspected allergy to Lignocaine HCL.

Outcome results