The Effectiveness of Smartphone Application on the Serevity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Chang Gung University of Science and Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Treatments: Behavioral: Smartphone Application with lifestyle modification Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05127239

201802318B0A3

Details and patient eligibility

About

A two-year study design is formulated. The overall aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of the care model combing smartphone application on improve obstructive apnea in obesity adults.

Full description

This study was the second year.The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the lifestyle modification intervention for overweight employees with obstructive sleep apnea. A randomized control trial with single blind will be used. Stratified with proportional randomized sampling will be employed and 160 suitable participants will be recruited from 4 electronics industries in northern of Taiwan. The subjects will be randomly divided into three groups. The total duration of intervention program is 6 months. Only the intervention group received the Combining Smartphone Application with lifestyle modification Intervention. The home portable sleep monitor will be used to collect the change of AHI at baseline, 3, and 6 months after intervention.

Enrollment: 146 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: a) >21 years old; b) )BMI greater than24 kg/m2; (c) the absence of any mental disorder, alcohol and drug addiction, and serious disease, such as cancer or cardiorespiratory failure; and d) Screening for OSA , AHI>5 and voluntary participation.

Exclusion Criteria:

• a) diagnosis of OSA and currently under treatment and；b) diagnosis of severe depression (c) have cardiopulmonary diseases and are not suitable for activities; and d) plan to become pregnant during or within 6 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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146 participants in 3 patient groups

smartphone application with education

Experimental group

Description:

participants were provides 3 times lifestyle modification education and using smartphone app program

Treatment:

Behavioral: Smartphone Application with lifestyle modification Intervention

smartphone application

Experimental group

Description:

participants were only provided smartphone app program

Treatment:

Behavioral: Smartphone Application with lifestyle modification Intervention

waiting list

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention was provided, but researchers explained the results of OSA screening for participants after every examination