Obstructive sleep Apnea
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Philips NV
Amstelplein 2
1096 BC.
Amsterdam
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Subjects have to have a fixed employment contract with Philips Nederland; 2. Subjects have to work at either Philips Nederland gebouw VB, Eindhoven or Philips Healthcare, Best.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Temporary workers.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Find the best 2 or 3 step strategy for screening of OSAS in a Dutch employee population to optimize a large scale screening program. Home PSG with the ALICE PDX, combined with answers on sleepiness will be used for confirmation. This includes the following: 1. Which questionnaire, or set of questions has the highest accuracy in terms of sensitivity, specificity and positive and negative predictive value; 2. Define the low and high cut-off values of the used questionnaires for negative and positive test results; 3. Are limited IV home sleep studies in this population feasible; 4. What is the accuracy of the complete strategy. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Calculate the costs of the strategy; 2. Estimate the prevalence of OSAS in this population; 3. Estimate the prevalence of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in this population. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactM.M. Eijsvogel
Medisch Spectrum Twente Department of Pulmonary Medicine
Outcome results
None listed