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Conditions
Brief summary
Sleep disorders, particularly obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) are common conditions amongst the Australian adult population. Improving the patients’ understanding of OSA and the treatment with CPAP therapy is vital for properly treating the condition. Previous patients in our clinic have informed us that they would like health information regarding their sleep disorder to be made available in an online video format. We have developed five educational health information videos related to OSA. The main aim of this research is to determine how effective these videos are at improving patients’ understanding of OSA, uptake of CPAP therapy and usage of CPAP therapy. A randomised controlled trial will be conducted. A total of 208 eligible patients will be randomised to either Group 1 “Standard of care” or Group 2 “audio-visual clips”. For patients in Group 1 (standard of care) education will be provided at night by the sleep scientists according to standard laboratory policy and procedures. For patients in Group 2 (audio-visual clips), five videos will be shown well as the standard education. The primary outcome of this study is to determine CPAP adherence (hrs) in both standard of care and audio-visual arms at 2-months and 12-months.
Interventions
“Audio-visual clips” group:
Five educational health information videos related to obstructive sleep apnoea have been developed by the Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine.
Video 1 – About obstructive sleep apnoea: Introduction to the symptoms, initial consultation with GP and referral process to sleep specialist services. (approximately 4 minutes)
Video 2 – About the sleep study: Review of the preparation needed for attending a sleep study and what is involved. (approximately 1.5 minutes
“Audio-visual clips” group: Five educational health information videos related to obstructive sleep apnoea have been developed by the Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine. Video 1 – About obstructive sleep apnoea: Introduction to the symptoms, initial consultation with GP and referral process to sleep specialist services. (approximately 4 minutes) Video 2 – About the sleep study: Review of the preparation needed for attending a sleep study and what is involved. (approximately 1.5 minutes) Video 3 – Accessing the Queensland Health Sleep Disorders Program: Requirements and processes for qualifying for a Queensland Government funded CPAP machine. (approximately 2 minutes) Video 4 – What is CPAP and how does it work: Discussion of the indications, benefits and pitfalls of CPAP therapy. (approximately 2.5 minutes) Video 5 – CPAP trouble shooting: How to care for your equipment and how to deal with common device troubles such as mask leak. (approximately 1.5 minutes) For those participants in the intervention arm (“Audio-visual clips” group), following their usual sleep study set up at the Princess Alexandra Hospital sleep laboratory, a computer will be provided with Video 1 and Video 2 loaded, with assistance from the sleep scientists to play the video. Written and verbal education will also be provided at night by the sleep scientists according to standard laboratory policy and procedures. This includes a two-page written patient handout about the study and OSA. The following morning, the reviewing Sleep Physician will perform a preliminary sleep study data assessment and recommend interventions as standard of care. The participating patients will stay in the laboratory for an additional 20 minutes to watch video 3, 4 and 5. Adherence to the videos will be monitored by direct supervision by sleep scientists assisting to pay the videos. The intervention is a once off event and will be generic to all the participants in the intervention arm.
Sponsors
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
All treatment naïve patients attending Sleep Disorders Clinic for sleep studies with suspected or proven obstructive sleep apnoea who able to provide informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
• Those unable to provide informed consent. • Patients from non-English speaking background, as video clips will only be provided in English initially. • Patients less than 18 years old.
Outcome results
None listed