Lifestyle Modification Using an App in OSA

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity; Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Treatments: Behavioral: Life style modification by using and app with a wrist-worn activity tracker; Behavioral: Conventional Life style modification

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03189940

B-1504-296-302

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to investigate the effects of a mobile phone app linked to hospital electronic medical record (EMR) system on weight reduction and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Adults aged > 20 years with witnessed snoring or sleep apnea from a sleep clinic of a tertiary center were prospectively enrolled, and the participats were randomized into app user and control groups. The mobile app was designed to collect daily lifestyle data by wearing a wrist activity tracker and reporting dietary intake. At the visit after 2 weeks of use, a summary of the lifestyle was displayed on the hospital EMR and reviewed by both physicians and app users. Further lifestyle modification was encouraged on the basis of the electronically collected data. In the control group, the lifestyle modification performed as the usual practice. All participants underwent Watch PAT and body mass index (BMI) measurement twice: on enrollment; and after 4-weeks follow up. Changes of BMI, and parameters of sleep related breathing were analyzed.

Enrollment: 59 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

ᆞ patients must agree to participate in our clinical study ᆞ patients without severe cardiopulmonary disease ᆞ patients must be with BMI > 23 Kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

ᆞ patients who did not agree ᆞ patients with severe cardiopulmonary disease ᆞpatients who are under treatment using a continuous positive airway pressure device or a mandibular advancement device ᆞ patients who were pregnant

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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59 participants in 2 patient groups

App user group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Life style modification by using and app with a wrist-worn activity tracker

Control group

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Control participants, the physicians could assess the lifestyle and recommend further lifestyle modification only on the basis of the participants' recalls

Treatment:

Behavioral: Conventional Life style modification