Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Conditions
Brief summary
This is a pilot to review the feasibility of a program that assists patients towards therapy compliance by scheduled intervention through the first month of therapy. The hypothesis of this study is that the trial program will function as intended and average patient adherence will be over 4 hours per night.
Interventions
OTHERCAP
Sponsors
Fisher and Paykel Healthcare
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 21 to 75 years of age * Diagnosed with OSA (AHI \>5 events/hour) and eligible for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) treatment under local requirements * Must be initiated on program (i.e. received their device) within 12 weeks of CPAP titration study * Naïve to CPAP therapy, i.e have not been prescribed CPAP in the past * Access to a cellphone
Exclusion criteria
* Contraindicated for CPAP therapy * Medically unstable condition/diagnosis that is not yet under control * Co-existing sleep disorder (however clinically diagnosed insomnia can be included in the study) * Periodic Leg MOvement Arousal Index greater than 15/hr * Home titration of longer than 5 days
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Accuracy of delivery of SMS messages to participant | 30 days | Cross check recieved messages logged in a diary by the participant to those sent by CAP |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Participant CPAP Adherence | 30 nights | Assess the adherence of participants to CPAP therapy while enrolled in CAP |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed