Community Health Advocates for Motivating PAP Use in Our Neighborhoods. (Champion)
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria ≥ 18 years of age Moderate-to-severe OSA Available to attend study visits and sessions Reliable access to a phone Exclusion Criteria Prior or current use of PAP therapy or other treatment (e.g., oral appliance) for OSA History of upper airway surgery for OSA Moderate to severe insomnia Commercial drivers Use of non-standard PAP including adaptive servo-ventilation or bi-level positive airway pressure Report of motor vehicle accident or near-miss due to sleepiness within the 2 previous years Unstable medical conditions that may preclude enrollment in the protocol such as: uncontrolled angina and/or congestive heart failure, uncontrolled blood pressure or resistant hypertension, severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, and active psychiatric disease (e.g., major depression) Other sleep disorders (e.g., circadian rhythm disorder) Use of supplemental oxygen during wakefulness or sleep Central sleep apnea, obesity hypoventilation syndrome or Cheyne-Stokes respiration based on the home sleep apnea test Resting awake oxygen saturation (SpO2) < 90% Participation in another clinical trial
Sites / Locations
- University of Miami
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)
PAP therapy
Participants in this group will receive intervention with MET along with PAP therapy. Participants will be in this group for approximately 3 months.
Participants in this group will receive PAP therapy which is the standard of care. Participants will be in this group for approximately 3 months.