Cardiovascular Diseases

Category: Pulmonary/Respiratory, HIC#11486
Title:
People With Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing (SDB) Generate High-Frequency Sounds When Inspiratory Effort is High as Measured by Esophageal Pressure
Contact:Stephen Patterson
Phone:(434)982-0054
E-mail:shp6b@virginia.edu

UVa Health System, Internal Medicine Dept., Pulmonary Division seeks women, men, children ages 6-65 years, having difficulty breathing during sleep, restless sleep, snoring, snorting and gasping for a research study.

The purpose of the study is to determine if breathing problems during sleep could be detected by analyzing breathing sounds. Study involves a swallowed spaghetti size small tube while sleeping. Qualifying participants are required to spend 1 overnight visit starting at 4:30 PM and ending by 7-8 AM the following morning. Dinner and breakfast is served.


§ Study-related overnight sleep study provided free of
charge
§ No compensation is provided for this study.

Contact Information:
For more information please contact:
o 434-982-0919 or email to jls2kn@virginia.edu.
o IRB HSR # 11486

Principal Investigator: Christopher Rembold, MD


Primary Investigator: Rembold Christopher, M
Department: Internal Medicine
Division: Cardiovascular Medicine (Heart Center)
Accepts adult enrollment :YES
Accepts minor enrollment :YES