ThermoSmart® Versus Conventional Humidification in Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Sleep Apnea, Obstructive

In brief

That ThermoSMart humidification will result in greater compliance (mask on time, objective and subjective sleep quality than conventional humidification.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00751335

Run by

Fisher and Paykel Healthcare

People needed

79

Starts

2006-08-01

Expected to finish

2008-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-09-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ≥ 18 years of age
• Previous diagnosis of OSA permitted, but patient must be novel to CPAP and no previous surgical intervention for OSA or treatment with an oral appliance.
• AHI ≥ 15 OR AHI ≥ 5 + ESS ≥ 10 OR ESS ≥ 10 + a medical co-morbidity
• Patient willing to give informed consent and follow study protocol.

You may not qualify if…

• Wake resting SpO2 < 90%
• Patient requires BiLevel PAP or supplemental oxygen
• The patient is medically unstable (e.g. respiratory or cardiac failure)
• Patient unwilling to give informed consent or follow study protocol.

Where it is running

• Suburban Lung Associates — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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