The Evaluation of the Toffee Nasal Pillows Mask for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Treatments: Device: Toffee Nasal Pillows Mask

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT03242148

CIA 219

Details and patient eligibility

About

This investigation is a prospective, non-randomized, non-blinded study. This investigation is designed to evaluate the performance, comfort and ease of use of the F&P Toffee nasal pillows mask amongst obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients. Up to 45 OSA patients will be recruited from the Ohio Sleep Medical Institute (OSMI)

Full description

Visit 1 will involve the participants being consented into the trial. Visit 2 will involve the participants being fitted with the F&P Toffee nasal pillows mask for use in-home.

The participant will then come in to return the mask (Visit Three) and have a final interview, this ensures the maximum time participants will be exposed to the Toffee mask in home will be 14 ± 4 days from visit two.

The mask will be returned to the Institution at the conclusion of the trial and the participant will return to their previous mask. The Institution will recruit all patients within 1 week of the beginning of the study.

Enrollment: 38 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 22+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult (22+ years of age)
• Able to give informed consent
• Apnea hypopnea Index (AHI) ≥ 5 on diagnostic night
• Either prescribed Automatic positive airway pressure (APAP), Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or Bi-level positive airway pressure (PAP) for OSA
• Fluent in spoken and written English
• Existing nasal pillows mask user

Exclusion criteria

• Inability to give informed consent
• Participant intolerant to PAP
• Anatomical or physiological conditions making PAP therapy inappropriate
• Current diagnosis of respiratory disease or carbon Dioxide (CO2) retention
• Pregnant or may think they are pregnant.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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38 participants in 1 patient group

Toffee Nasal Pillows Mask

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will be placed on this arm for a total of 14 +- 5 days from visit 2. participants will be using the Toffee mask during this treatment arm

Treatment:

Device: Toffee Nasal Pillows Mask