Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Members of an Internet Weight Loss Community

Completed · Early Phase 1

Conditions studied: Obstructive Sleep Apnea

In brief

The current study was a pilot, double blind, randomized controlled trial to (1) evaluate the feasibility of an online obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) screening intervention, (2) estimate effect size for planning of future studies, and (3) test the hypothesis that the intervention, compared to a control condition, would lead more individuals to discuss OSA with their healthcare provider.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00808574

Run by

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

People needed

168

Starts

2008-07-01

Expected to finish

2008-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-12-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Member of SparkPeople.com community and logged on within previous month
• Live in the US

You may not qualify if…

• Prior diagnosis of OSA
• Prior discussions with healthcare provider about OSA

Where it is running

• University of Texas Medical School, Houston — Houston, Texas, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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