Evaluation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea as a Risk Factor for Pulmonary Embolism

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00409045

Enrollment

300

Registered

2006-12-08

Start date

2005-11-30

Completion date

2007-09-30

Last updated

2007-11-05

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Conditions

Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Pulmonary Embolism

Keywords

Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Pulmonary Embolism, male and female patients suspected of having a pulmonary embolism.

Brief summary

we evaluate the presence of OSA in patients that have a computed tomography (CT) of the chest to rule out pulmonary embolism (PE) to determine if OSA constitutes an independent risk factor for PE.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* male and female patients age 18 years and older with suspected PE

Countries

United States

Outcome results