Improving Older Adults' Decision Making for OSAT

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obstructive Sleep Apnea

In brief

This study evaluates the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial that tests a patient decision aid for obstructive sleep apnea in older adults with newly-diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea treated in an outpatient sleep clinic. Half of the participants will use a patient decision aid, while the other half will receive general information about sleep.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03138993

Run by

University of California, Los Angeles

People needed

36

Starts

2017-05-22

Expected to finish

2018-11-30

Last updated by the study team

2019-09-26

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• age >= 60 years
• diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea on a sleep study
• able to read English-language newspaper text (if needed, using contact lens/glasses)
• able to write words in a paper booklet
• scheduled for a sleep clinic appointment with a UCLA sleep provider
• able to attend a sleep educational session prior to sleep clinic appointment

You may not qualify if…

• unable to provide informed consent
• dementia
• mild cognitive impairment diagnosis or Mini-Cog score < 3
• treated for obstructive sleep apnea for > 30 days prior to scheduled sleep education intervention
• severe physical or mental illness (e.g., hospitalized within past 7 days prior to scheduled sleep education intervention, substance abuse within 90 days of sleep education intervention)

Where it is running

• University of California, Los Angeles — Los Angeles, California, United States

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