Patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Conditions
Interventions
1) Web-based telemedicine followed by addition of active intervention by health professionals (protocol-1) 2) 2-months observation for each intervention
1) Combination of web-based telemedicine and
Sponsors
Comprehensive Medical Center of Sleep Disorders Tokyo Women's Medical University Aoyama Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult patients with moderate to severe OSA, who continue a stable PAP therapy for at least 2 months after its initiation
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Subjects who refused to participate in the study or those who were joining in other studies concurrently advanced in the Center. 2) Subjects who had no abnormal respiration during sleep. 3) Subjects with central sleep apneas. 4) Subjects with any pathological condition, including malignancy in any organ, severe heart failure, heart attack or stroke, renal failure requiring dialysis, or impaired cognitive function. 5) Subjects with mild-to-moderate OSA, to whom the PAP was not introduced. 6) Subjects who had the experience of previous treatment with either PAP or oral appliance. 7) Subjects who had much difficulty in optimal use of PAP device during the two months prior to entry into the study. 8) Subjects whose experience to use PAP was less than two months after initiating PAP therapy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The additional effects of active interventions by health professionals appended to web-based telemedicine on PAP adherence during 6-months observation period | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The withdrawal (negative) effects of active interventions by health professionals from web-based telemedicine monitoring on PAP adherence during 6-months observation period | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKazuhiro Yamaguchi
Tokyo Women's Medical University Aoyama Hospital Comprehensive Medical Center of Sleep Disorder
Outcome results
None listed