Educational Motivational Program on Sleep Apnea

Launched by FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI ONLUS · Oct 30, 2024

Keywords

ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying a new program designed to help patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) who are starting to use a CPAP machine, which is a device that helps you breathe better at night. The goal is to see if this program, which includes motivational support, can improve how well patients use their CPAP machines, how well they sleep, and their overall quality of life compared to those who only receive standard care without any extra help.

To participate, you must be an adult with OSA who speaks Italian and is just beginning to adapt to using a CPAP machine. Unfortunately, if you are a minor, already comfortable using a CPAP, or cannot understand Italian, you won't be eligible for this study. If you join, you'll go through a four-step program aimed at motivating you throughout your treatment. The trial is currently recruiting participants, and everyone will be monitored to see how these different approaches affect their sleep quality and daily life.

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • - Adult patients with OSA (divided, according to the Task Force of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (Sleep-related breathing disorders in adults: recommendations for syndrome definition and measurement techniques in clinical research. The report of an American Academy of Sleep Medicine Task Force. Sleep. 1999;22(5):667-689) into: Mild OSA with AHI between 5 and 15 Moderate OSA with AHI between 15 and 30 Severe OSA with AHI \> 30
• • OSA patients who need to begin their home adaptation process to CPAP
• • OSA patients who are able to understand the Italian language
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Minor patients
• • Patients already adapted to CPAP
• • Patients unable to understand the Italian language