Comparison of RT in Patients With Sleep Apnea With and Without Complaints of Daytime Sleepiness

March 24, 2012 updated by: Marco Tulio de Mello, Federal University of São Paulo

Behavior of Psychomotor Vigilance Task Performance in Subjects With Obstructive Sleep Apnea With and Without Complaints of Daytime Sleepiness

Not all patients with the Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS), mostly mild, have excessive daytime sleepiness. Sleep fragmentation provides the performance decrease with increasing reaction time to external stimuli and correlates with excessive sleepiness. So, the study aims at assessing the effect of sleep fragmentation on the Reaction Time and it's maintenance in patients with OSAS compared with healthy, to better clarify were patients with and without somnolence differ. For that, will be recruited 30 male volunteers aged between 20 and 50 year old to participate in the study. They will be distributed in three groups: "CONTROL" (without symptoms of sleepiness and apnea and hypopnea index (AHI) less than 5), "SS" (with AHI between 5 and 15 without symptoms of somnolence) and group "CS" (with AHI between 5 and 15 with symptoms of somnolence). The groups will undergo a polysomnography and subsequently, the Test and Maintenance of Wakefulness and PVT Battery Tests. The reaction time will be compared, as well as the ability to keep the reaction time over time between groups to see whether there is a difference between the motor performance throughout the day and the perception of sleepiness.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

30

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Brazil
    • SP
      • São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 04020-060
        • Recruiting
        • Federal University of São Paulo
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Marco Tulio de Mello, PhD

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

20 years to 45 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Man, ages between 20 and 45 years with and without drowsiness and no sleep disturbances checked before the study

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Man
  • Aged between 20 and 45 years old
  • BMI between 20-30

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Cigarette Smoke
  • Drug intake
  • Other sleep disturbances

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
CTR
Control group
ASS
Apnea without complaints group
ACS
SAOS Group

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Federal University of São Paulo

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2012

Study Completion (Anticipated)

March 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 21, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 22, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

March 23, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 27, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 24, 2012

Last Verified

March 1, 2012

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • CEP1122/11

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