Counterfactual Thinking and Decision-making in OSA Syndrome (CT_OSAS)

Istituto Auxologico Italiano

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Treatments: Behavioral: Counterfactual Inference Test

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05768633

23C211

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this research is to verify the ability of counterfactual thinking about medical decisions in individuals with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome when compared with healthy individuals

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

- Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, according to the clinical assessment.

Exclusion criteria

- Concurrent neurological, neurodevelopmental (e.g., autism), motor, and/or psychiatric disorders

Trial design

70 participants in 2 patient groups

Cases

Description:

Individuals diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome recruited at the beginning of rehabilitative treatment at the Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, San Giuseppe Hospital (Italy).

Treatment:

Behavioral: Counterfactual Inference Test

Controls

Description:

Age-matched healthy individuals recruited outside the hospital through personal contacts of the researchers and word-of-mouth.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Counterfactual Inference Test