CAP Pilot Study for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

December 4, 2014 updated by: Fisher and Paykel Healthcare
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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

50

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Missouri
      • St Louis, Missouri, United States
        • Clayton Sleep Institute
    • Texas
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States
        • Sleep Therapy Research Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

21 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Sleep laboratory, DME supplier

Description

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Naive cohort

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Accuracy of delivery of SMS messages to participant
Time Frame: 30 days
Cross check recieved messages logged in a diary by the participant to those sent by CAP
30 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Participant CPAP Adherence
Time Frame: 30 nights
Assess the adherence of participants to CPAP therapy while enrolled in CAP
30 nights

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 2, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 3, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

December 5, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 8, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 4, 2014

Last Verified

December 1, 2014

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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