Prevalence of the obstructive sleep apnoea syndrom in patients at general practitioners with first diagnosis of arterial hypertension

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00005634

Enrollment

Registered

2014-07-10

Start date

2012-12-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

I10 G47.31

Interventions

Group 1: 24-hour long-term blood pressure measurement - with a mean blood pressure of at least RR 135/80 mmHg is an outpatient sleep apnea screening with the "SOMNOcheck effort" Weinmann conducted.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with elevated RR values ??(> 140/90) on two different days in the GP practice and the lack of blood pressure therapy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: malignant disease, pregnancy, antihypertensive treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Presence of sleep apnea syndrome in ambulatory measurement with the SOMNOcheck effort "Weinmann.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
On the day of the sleep apnea screening, the patient received two questionnaires: the Epworth Loveliness Scale (ESS) for the detection of daytime sleepiness and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), which detects the quality of sleep in the last four weeks.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactDagmar Linnenkamp

Institut für Hausarztmedizin Bonn

Dagmar.Linnenkamp@ukb.uni-bonn.de0228 287 11156

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026