Continous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Compliance Study (ICAN)

Mayo Clinic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

Treatments: Behavioral: Standard of care; Behavioral: additional educational material

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01642160

11-008195

Details and patient eligibility

About

Does an internet based text or email interaction and education improve CPAP compliance for patients with Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and reduce nursing intervention.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults (age 18 - 90 years of age) newly diagnosed with OSA who have been recommended CPAP therapy.

Exclusion criteria

• Previously attempted CPAP, requires the use of bilevel positive airway pressure device, difficulty with English language such that they have difficulty understanding instructions given at high school equivalent, periodic limb movement associated arousals greater than 20/hour, primary complaint of insomnia, diagnosis of restless leg syndrome or periodic limb movement disorder

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Standard of care

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants randomized to this arm will have the usual follow up care without any additional information.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Standard of care

Additional Education

Active Comparator group

Description:

This arm will receive a weekly text message or e-mail asking participants to sign on to the web page that we will provide. Once they sign on, they will see additional educational materials and questions regarding their CPAP use. Based on their response, they will be directed to suggestion or sites to help improve their compliance with their CPAP.

Treatment:

Behavioral: additional educational material