Counterfactual Thinking and Decision-making in OSA Syndrome

Recruiting

• Conditions: Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Interventions: Behavioral: Counterfactual Inference Test

• Registration Number: NCT05768633
• Lead Sponsor: Istituto Auxologico Italiano

Brief Summary

The aim of this research is to verify the ability of counterfactual thinking about medical decisions in individuals with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome when compared with healthy individuals

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-03-02
• Study First Submitted: 2023-02-22
• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-03-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-03-03
• Study First Posted: 2023-03-14
• Last Update Posted: 2023-03-14
• Primary Completion: 2024-03-01
• Study Completion: 2024-03-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 72

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, according to the clinical assessment.

Exclusion Criteria

• Concurrent neurological, neurodevelopmental (e.g., autism), motor, and/or psychiatric disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Controls	Counterfactual Inference Test	Age-matched healthy individuals recruited outside the hospital through personal contacts of the researchers and word-of-mouth.
Cases	Counterfactual Inference Test	Individuals diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome recruited at the beginning of rehabilitative treatment at the Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, San Giuseppe Hospital (Italy).

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
CIT score	Baseline	Score at the Counterfactual inference test (CIT). The questionnaire is a four question forced choice test based on past research regarding factors that enhance counterfactual thinking. For each of the four questions, events experienced by two individuals are presented, and three response options are given. Only one option is the valid: the score is 1. For the not valid options, the score will be 0. Overall, the score range for the questionnaire is from 0 (worse performance) to 4 (best performance).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Decision-making index	Baseline	Score at the Decision-Making Questionnaire. The self-report questionnaire assesses the decision making ability according to 7 questions, with a 5-item Likert's scale. The overall score (i.e., the sum of the scores at all questions) can range from 7 (worse decision making strategy) to 35 (best decision making strategy).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano - Ospedale San Giuseppe; 🇮🇹 Piancavallo, VCO, Italy