A comparison of the use of different types of continous positive airway pressure (CPAP) masks to control leaks and improve patient comfort
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA)Respiratory - Sleep apnoea
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12609000029291
- Lead Sponsor
- Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Prescribed CPAP therapy to treat OSA
Able to breathe comfortably through nose
Not used CPAP previously
Exclusion Criteria
Unable to breathe through nose
Inability to tolerate CPAP
Unstable psychiatric illnes
Previous surgical intervention for OSA
Previous use of CPAP > 1 week
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method CPAP compliance (mean hours of use)[1 month, 2 months, 3 months]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method minutes in large leak- data available from continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) pump data download[1 month, 2 months, 3 months];Epworth Sleepiness Score which measures daytime sleepiness as a score out of 24. Less than 10/24 is acceptable as normal.[baseline, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months];CPAP mask preference- Patients will be asked which is their preferred mask option.[3 months];Quality of sleep measured by Likert Scale of 0-10. The higher the score the higher the quality of sleep.[1 month, 2 months, 3 months]