Humidifier: Evaluation of Prophylactic Heated Humidification on Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Patient Short Term Compliance to CPAP Therapy
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
To compare two different clinical strategies in order to evaluate the impact of prophylactic heated humidification on OSA patients' compliance to CPAP therapy.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Detailed Description
To compare two different clinical strategies in order to evaluate the impact of prophylactic heated humidification on OSA patients' compliance to CPAP therapy.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: CPAP + Heated humidification CPAP + Heated humidification |
Device: heated humidification
heated humidification system
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No Intervention: CPAP alone CPAP |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- CPAP mean usage (hours/night) at the 3 month follow up [3 months]
therapy compliance
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Sleep quality [3 months]
pittsburgh sleep questionnaire index. total score
- sleepiness [3 months]
epworth sleep scale. total score
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Adult Patient
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Newly diagnosed OSA Patients eligible to CPAP therapy
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Signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
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CPAP therapy contraindications
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Pregnancy
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Patient unable to come to study follow up visits or unable to finish the study.
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Informed consent not signed
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Adults who are subject to a legal protection measure or are unable to express their consent (such as patients under guardianship and patients deprived of judicial or administrative freedom)
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Clinique Bel Air | Bordeaux | France | 33200 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- ResMed
- DOM AIR
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Nathalie Raymond, MD, clinique Bel Air
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- Humidifier 001