Weekly Phone Calls Versus Brief Patient Education to Improve Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Compliance

CAMC Health System

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

Treatments: Behavioral: Usual care; Behavioral: Frequently asked questions; Behavioral: Weekly phone calls

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00945776

08-04-2047

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of three interventions on CPAP adherence.

Full description

To determine whether there is a need for a more intensive one on one interaction with the patient in order to improve CPAP usage. And also to try to identify in general which population of patients may require a more intensive intervention.

Enrollment: 128 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All new patients undergoing of the Sleep Center suspected of having sleep apnea and undergoing sleep studies

Exclusion criteria

• Refusal to participate, or not suspected of having sleep apnea prior to the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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128 participants in 3 patient groups

Weekly phone calls

Active Comparator group

Description:

Will be called weekly to answer questions regarding usage.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Weekly phone calls

Frequently asked questions

Active Comparator group

Description:

Providing written general answers to commonly asked questions.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Frequently asked questions

Usual care

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Usual care