NCT06872242

Brief Summary

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is the most common sleep-related breathing disorder, representing a major socioeconomic burden on healthcare systems worldwide. Studies performed in Europe in the last twenty years showed a very high prevalence and highlighted that the severity of untreated OSA worsens over time. OSA is associated also with an increased risk to develop cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and metabolic diseases. Finally, recent studies reported a very high mortality in untreated OSA patients, including those with mild severity. Data on European population have been obtained by the "ESADA group" (European Sleep Apnea Database) , a consortium of 25 sleep center across Europe that includes three Italian Research Hospitals. The ESADA showed significant differences between European geographical macrozones in terms of symptoms and complications. However, no data are available for the Italian population in terms of prevalence, clinical presentation and comorbidities. The present project aims to overcome this limitation by obtaining a more defined picture of OSA in Italy. A cohort study was designed in collaboration with the Sleep Centers endorsed by the Italian Scientific Society of Sleep Medicine (AIMS). Aims of the present project are to:

  • Clinical, sleep study and treatment data will be collected for each patient. A clinical questionnaire will be developed in order to standardize the clinical data collection; to this end a feasibility study will be performed on 100 patients (25 pts for Coordinator/HUB center).
  • Excessive daytime Sleepiness, Neurocognitive, anxiety/depression screening
  • A web-based data collection platform will be designed to store pseudo-anonymized individual data. OUTCOMES
  • Distribution of OSA severity in Italy according to the different classification methods
  • Definition of metabolic, cerebro- and cardiovascular risk factors prevalence associated with OSA in Italian Population
  • Distribution of different physiological and clinical patterns and their association with co-morbidities
  • Definition of a screening/case finding questionnaire for Italian Population
  • Definition of an ongoing cohort of patients that will be followed-up
  • Implementation of an OSA registry that will be shared with Italian Health System or Agencies to designed preventive or early diagnosis interventions to reduce the health impact of the disease.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
5,000

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2024

Geographic Reach
1 country

30 active sites

Status
recruiting

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2024

Completed
9 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 28, 2025

Completed
12 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 12, 2025

Completed
8 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

October 23, 2025

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

October 23, 2025

Completed
Last Updated

March 12, 2025

Status Verified

March 1, 2025

Enrollment Period

1.4 years

First QC Date

February 28, 2025

Last Update Submit

March 6, 2025

Conditions

Keywords

Sleep apneaPhenotypesDiagnosis

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Apnea-Hypopnea Index

    Apnea-Hypopnea Index as determined by Polysomnography

    At enrollment

  • Oxygen saturation

    Oxygen saturation as determined by Polysomnography

    At enrollment

Study Arms (1)

Patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)

Patients referred to the Italian Sleep Centres because of suspected OSA

Diagnostic Test: Polysomnography

Interventions

PolysomnographyDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Polysomnography after enrollment for suspected obstructive sleep apnea

Patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodProbability Sample
Study Population

Adult patients referred to the Italian Sleep Centres because of suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea

You may qualify if:

  • Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  • Age 18 years or older

You may not qualify if:

  • Unstable psychiatric disease
  • Limited life expectancy due to illness unrelated to sleep apnoea or other medical conditions which may interfere with the study protocol in the opinion of the investigator

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (30)

ASP Cosenza- PO Beato Angelico

Acri, Italy

RECRUITING

AOU delle Marche

Ancona, Italy

NOT YET RECRUITING

AOU Policlinico di Bari

Bari, Italy

RECRUITING

ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII

Bergamo, Italy

RECRUITING

Casa di cura San Francesco-Istituto Madre Rubatto

Bergamo, Italy

RECRUITING

AUSL Bologna - Clinica odontoiatrica DIBINEM

Bologna, Italy

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING

AUSL Bologna - Ospedale di Bellaria

Bologna, Italy

NOT YET RECRUITING

AOU Cagliari - Centro interdipartimentale dei disturbi del sonno

Cagliari, Italy

RECRUITING

AOU Rodolico-S. Marco

Catania, Italy

NOT YET RECRUITING

ASP Cosenza- P.O. di Rossano

Corigliano-Rossano, Italy

RECRUITING

Distretto Sanitario Cosenza- Savuto- Ambulatorio di Medicina del Sonno

Cosenza, Italy

RECRUITING

AOU Ospedali Riuniti di Foggia

Foggia, Italy

RECRUITING

Opera Don Uva Universo Salute

Foggia, Italy

RECRUITING

IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino

Genova, Italy

NOT YET RECRUITING

Ospedale Carlo Urbani

Iesi, Italy

NOT YET RECRUITING

IRCCS Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta"

Milan, Italy

RECRUITING

Istituto Auxologico Italiano

Milan, Italy

RECRUITING

Ospedale San Paolo

Milan, Italy

RECRUITING

AO dei Colli - PO Monaldi

Napoli, Italy

NOT YET RECRUITING

Ospedali Riuniti Villa Sofia Cervello

Palermo, Italy

RECRUITING

Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma

Parma, Italy

NOT YET RECRUITING

IRCCS Fondazione Mondino

Pavia, Italy

RECRUITING

Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri

Pavia, Italy

RECRUITING

Casa di Cura "Villa Serena"

Pescara, Italy

NOT YET RECRUITING

Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana

Pisa, Italy

RECRUITING

IRCCS Neuromed - Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo

Pozzilli, Italy

RECRUITING

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

Roma, Italy

NOT YET RECRUITING

Policlinico Tor Vergata

Roma, Italy

NOT YET RECRUITING

AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino - SC Otorinolaringoiatria

Torino, Italy

NOT YET RECRUITING

USL Umbria1 - Ambulatorio disturbi del sonno

Umbertide, Italy

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sleep Apnea SyndromesDisease

Interventions

Polysomnography

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

ApneaRespiration DisordersRespiratory Tract DiseasesSleep Disorders, IntrinsicDyssomniasSleep Wake DisordersNervous System DiseasesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Monitoring, PhysiologicDiagnostic Techniques and ProceduresDiagnosis

Central Study Contacts

Carolina Lombardi, PhD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
CROSS SECTIONAL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 28, 2025

First Posted

March 12, 2025

Study Start

June 1, 2024

Primary Completion

October 23, 2025

Study Completion

October 23, 2025

Last Updated

March 12, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations