Tailored Intervention to Promote Positive Airway Pressure Adherence

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Patient Compliance

In brief

The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility of a tailored (i.e., individualized) intervention to promote adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) in adults with newly-diagnosed, CPAP treated, obstructive sleep apnea.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01454830

Run by

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

People needed

118

Starts

2011-11-01

Expected to finish

2014-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-11-23

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• males and females >/= 18 years of age
• newly diagnosed with apnea/hypopnea index >/= 10 events/hr
• CPAP naive
• able to read and speak English

You may not qualify if…

• previous diagnosis and/or treatment of OSA
• major new psychiatric diagnosis within 6 months of study enrollment
• require supplemental oxygen or bilevel positive airway pressure on CPAP titration polysomnogram
• diagnosis of co-existent sleep disorder on polysomnogram, including periodic limb movements >/= 10 events/hr with arousal, central sleep apnea with >/= 5 central events/hr, insomnia, sleep hypoventilation syndrome, or narcolepsy

Where it is running

• Penn State Hershey Medical Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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