Video Consultation in CPAP for Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Rijnstate Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Treatments: Other: Video consultation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04563169

2018-1165

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of video consultation versus face-to-face consultation for patients with obstructive sleep apnea on patients' CPAP use (minutes/per night), self-efficacy, risk outcomes, outcome expectancies, experiences with technology and, patients' and nurses' satisfaction.

Full description

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of video consultation versus face-to-face consultation for patients with obstructive sleep apnea on patients' CPAP use (minutes/per night), self-efficacy, risk outcomes, outcome expectancies, experiences with technology and, patients' and nurses' satisfaction.

This study is a non-blinded randomized controlled trial with an intervention group (video consultations) and a usual care group (face-to-face consultations), with assessements after 1, 2, 3, 4, 12 and 24 weeks.

Patients were recruited from a large teaching hospital (Rijnstate, hospital), and included from January 2, 2019 until June 26, 2019.In total, 140 patients were randomized, (1:1 allocation).

Enrollment: 140 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Older than 18 years
• Diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea
• AHI > 15
• Requiring CPAP treatment
• No history of CPAP treatment
• Having access to a tablet or smartphone
• Proficiency of the Dutch language

Exclusion criteria

• Psychiatric or cognitive disorder

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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140 participants in 2 patient groups

Video consultation

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in the video consultation group will receive video consultations.

Treatment:

Other: Video consultation

Face-to-Face consultation

No Intervention group

Description:

Patients in the usual care group will receive face-to-face consultations.