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Community Health Advocates for Motivating PAP Use in Our Neighborhoods.

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Registration Number
NCT06047353
Lead Sponsor
University of Miami
Brief Summary

The purpose of this research is to compare the impact of motivational enhancement therapy (MET), delivered by culturally congruent community health care workers (CHWs) versus usual care patients with previously untreated moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on adherence to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
98
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of hours patient adhered to PAP therapy3 months

Measured in the number of hours of use of PAP therapy

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Blood pressure3 months

Clinic blood pressure measured in mmHg

Mean Glucose Level3 months

Mean glucose from continuous glucose monitoring measured in mg/dl

Epworth Sleepiness Scale Score3 months

Mean Epworth Sleepiness Score (minimum 1; maximum 24) with higher scores indicating increased sleepiness.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Miami

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

University of Miami
🇺🇸Miami, Florida, United States
Naresh M Punjabi, MD
Principal Investigator

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