Correlation Between CPAP Compliance and Food Intake Timing

Completed

Conditions studied: Obstructive Sleep Apnea

In brief

Despite widespread agreement that continuous positive airway pressure is effective therapy for obstructive sleep apnea, it is estimated that 50% of patients recommended for therapy are noncompliant 1 year later. Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the most definitive medical therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Many patients have difficulty tolerating nasal CPAP due to nasal airway problems, mouth leak, and general discomfort from the mask and headgear. Interventions to improve compliance in such patients have not been studied. The investigators plan to further evaluate the usage of CPAP and identify if the timing of last meal before bedtime affects the compliance and tolerance of CPAP.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01851811

Run by

Hackensack Meridian Health

People needed

50

Starts

2008-10-01

Expected to finish

2009-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-02-04

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
• Patients on CPAP therapy
• Patients older than 21 years

You may not qualify if…

• Patients not on CPAP therapy

Where it is running

• Hackensack University Medical Center — Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

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