Sleep Apnea Video Education for CPAP (SAVE-CPAP)

The University of Chicago

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Treatments: Other: Usual follow up; Other: Enhanced follow up; Other: Enhanced education; Other: Usual education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02553694

IRB14-0198

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine how satisfied patients are when undergoing an overnight polysomnogram (sleep study), what their knowledge about sleep apnea is, and what factors affect obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treatment use.

Full description

The effects of educational interventions on subject compliance, satisfaction, and knowledge of their condition will be examined through the use of video vs pamphlet and MD vs staff contact for follow-up visit reminder.

Enrollment: 212 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients aged > 18 years of age who are referred to the University of Chicago sleep laboratory for split-night polysomnography by a non-sleep physician and who have a consultation appointment with a sleep physician following the appointment
• Have not had prior contact with a sleep physician or prior exposure to CPAP therapy.

Exclusion Criteria: Subjects will be excluded for any of the following characteristics: -Non-English speaking

• Illiterate
• Sleep study is negative for sleep apnea (apnea-hypopnea index < 5 events/hr)
• Subject does not undergo CPAP titration during the in-laboratory polysomnogram
• Subject does not have a working telephone number
• Poor eyesight or hearing
• Dementia

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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212 participants in 4 patient groups

Enhanced education and Enhanced follow up

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects will watch a short video and will be contacted by an MD by phone

Treatment:

Other: Enhanced education

Other: Usual follow up

Usual education and Usual follow up

Active Comparator group

Description:

Standard education by American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)- created educational pamphlets and will be contacted by a sleep center staff member by phone

Treatment:

Other: Usual education

Other: Enhanced follow up

Enhanced education and Usual follow up

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects will watch a short video immediately prior to the initiation of the in-laboratory polysomnogram and will be contacted by sleep center non-MD staff member by phone

Treatment:

Other: Enhanced education

Other: Enhanced follow up

Usual education with Enhanced follow up

Experimental group

Description:

Standard education by American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)- created educational pamphlets and contacted by an MD by phone

Treatment:

Other: Usual education

Other: Usual follow up