Status:

COMPLETED

Tailored Intervention to Promote Positive Airway Pressure Adherence

Lead Sponsor:

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

ANF

Conditions:

Sleep Apnea, Obstructive

Patient Compliance

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

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 newl...

Detailed Description

Poor adherence to CPAP is a significant problem among OSA patients resulting in suboptimal health and functional outcomes. Intervention studies to promote CPAP adherence have shown relatively small ef...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

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

Exclusion

  • 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

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

118 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01454830

Start Date

November 1 2011

End Date

March 1 2014

Last Update

November 23 2016

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Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033