Education Programme on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment

The Efficacy of a Brief Motivational Enhancement Education Programme on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Adherence in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01173406

Enrollment

100

Registered

2010-08-02

Start date

2010-05-31

Completion date

2012-04-30

Last updated

2013-10-21

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Conditions

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Keywords

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure treatment, Adherence, Education

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to examine whether an education programme would enhance continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) adherence.

Detailed description

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a common sleep disorders associated with excessive daytime sleepiness and cardiovascular disease. It is prevalent both in populations of western and eastern countries. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is an effective standard treatment and is widely prescribed for patients with OSA. However, the use of CPAP for such patients is disappointingly low. Low patient CPAP adherence limits the effectiveness of treatment. To determine whether there is a need for an extended education programme for the OSA patient in order to improve CPAP usage.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALCPAP education

Standard CPAP education plus an session and one telephone follow up

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Aged 18 years or over. 2. Newly diagnosed of OSA and will be starting CPAP therapy

Exclusion criteria

1. Not suitable for CPAP therapy 2. Previously received CPAP therapy 3. Possesses restrictive and obstructive pulmonary diseases 4. Possesses hypoventilation 5. Under unstable health conditions 6. pregnant 7. History of psychiatric illness

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
CPAP usage	12-week	To examine the efficacy of an education programme in enhancing the adherence of using CPAP.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Daytime Sleepiness	12-week	To examine the efficacy of an education programme in enhancing the improvement in OSA-related health outcomes

Other

Measure	Time frame	Description
Self-efficacy measure for Sleep Apnea	12-week	To examine the efficacy of an education programe in enhancing improvement in adherence-related cognitions

Countries

Hong Kong

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 19, 2026