Remote Monitoring in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obstructive Sleep Apnea

In brief

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) among Veterans is a condition that imparts a great burden to the patient in terms of serious co-morbidities and results in a great cost to the VA Health Care System to treat the co-morbidities, which include heart disease, stroke and neuropsychiatric disorders. Positive airway pressure (PAP) is used to treat sleep apnea and studies have shown a poor adherence to treatment. The investigators hypothesize that using wireless technology will lead to early detection of problems of treatment use and will translate into early remedial action which will improve the use and effectiveness of treatment. The investigators will compare two methods. Usual care involves downloading data from PAP machines at designated 3-month intervals, requiring a face-to-face clinician visit. Wireless care involved more frequent monitoring and intervention in the event of anomalies in treatment use or effectiveness.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01678560

Run by

VA Connecticut Healthcare System

People needed

52

Starts

2014-01-01

Expected to finish

2016-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-12-11

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Newly diagnosed OSA patients
• AHI of 5/hour or greater
• Prescribed CPAP therapy
• Able to comply with treatment and understand treatment instructions

You may not qualify if…

• Not able to understand study requirements
• Significant cardiorespiratory disease - e.g. COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), severe CHF (congestive heart failure)
• Clinical instability at time of apnea diagnosis
• Prescribed BiPap (bilevel positive airway pressure) or ASV (Adaptive Support Ventilation), which are other types of PAP

Where it is running

• VA Connecticut Health System — West Haven, Connecticut, United States

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