Cost Effectiveness of Ambulatory Management for Veterans With Sleep Apnea

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Conditions studied: Obstructive Sleep Apnea

In brief

This research study is comparing home and in-laboratory testing of veterans with suspected obstructive sleep apnea, a common breathing disorder during sleep. It is hoped that home testing will be equally effective in improving quality of life but have lower cost than in-lab testing. These findings will allow veterans to have greater access to diagnosis and treatment of their sleep apnea.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00880165

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

296

Starts

2006-11-01

Expected to finish

2010-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-04-21

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Individuals willing to participate must meet the following eligibility criteria prior to enrollment:
• Patients referred for a sleep evaluation for suspected sleep apnea.
• Age 18 years or older
• Living within 90 miles of the Sleep Center.

You may not qualify if…

• Individuals will be excluded from the study for the following reasons:
• Unable or unwilling to provide informed written consent.
• Lack of telephone access or inability to return for follow-up testing.
• A history of prior sleep evaluations, OSA treatment, or sleep disorder in addition to OSA.
• A clinically unstable chronic medical condition as defined by a new diagnosis or change in medical management in the previous 3 months of cardiac disease, thyroid disease, diabetes, depression or psychosis, cirrhosis, or recently diagnosed cancer.
• Individuals already on long term oxygen therapy or requiring bilevel positive airway pressure.
• Individuals with rotating shift work or irregular work schedules over the last 6 months.
• Suspected or confirmed to be pregnant. A pregnancy test will be performed using the urine sample obtained at the initial visit.
• Inability to complete the Assessment Battery - e.g. less than a 5th grade reading level

Where it is running

• Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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