Validation of the Mutuality Scale in Patients With OSA and Their Partners

Completed

• Conditions: Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Interventions: Other: Questionnaires

• Registration Number: NCT05817123
• Lead Sponsor: Istituto Auxologico Italiano

Brief Summary

Main objective of this study is to assess the psychometric characteristics of the Mutuality Scale both in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) and in their partners-The association between the mutuality score in OSAS patients and their adherence to the use of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) therapy will also be investigated.

The results of the study may allow a validation of the Mutuality Score as an instrument for measuring mutuality between OSAS patients and their partners.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-05-10
• Primary Completion: 2022-05-31
• Study Completion: 2022-09-30
• Study First Submitted: 2023-04-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-04-04
• Study First Posted: 2023-04-18
• Status Verified: 2024-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-02-28
• Last Update Posted: 2024-02-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 18 years and older

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
OSAS patients	Questionnaires	Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Partners	Questionnaires	Partners of OSAS patients

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Score on Mutuality Scale in partners	At baseline	15-item scale; points for every item 0-4; minimum score 0; maximum score 60
Score on Mutuality Scale in OSAS patients	At baseline	15-item scale; points for every item 0-4; minimum score 0; maximum score 60

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Istituto Auxologico Italiano; 🇮🇹 Milan, Italy