Sleep Apnea Video Education for CPAP (SAVE-CPAP) (SAVE-CPAP)
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Obstructive Sleep Apnea focused on measuring OSA, Apnea
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients aged > 18 years of age who are referred to the University of Chicago sleep laboratory for split-night polysomnography by a non-sleep physician and who have a consultation appointment with a sleep physician following the appointment
- Have not had prior contact with a sleep physician or prior exposure to CPAP therapy.
Exclusion Criteria: Subjects will be excluded for any of the following characteristics: -Non-English speaking
- Illiterate
- Sleep study is negative for sleep apnea (apnea-hypopnea index < 5 events/hr)
- Subject does not undergo CPAP titration during the in-laboratory polysomnogram
- Subject does not have a working telephone number
- Poor eyesight or hearing
- Dementia
Sites / Locations
- University of Chicago
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
Active Comparator
Experimental
Experimental
Enhanced education and Enhanced follow up
Usual education and Usual follow up
Enhanced education and Usual follow up
Usual education with Enhanced follow up
Subjects will watch a short video and will be contacted by an MD by phone
Standard education by American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)- created educational pamphlets and will be contacted by a sleep center staff member by phone
Subjects will watch a short video immediately prior to the initiation of the in-laboratory polysomnogram and will be contacted by sleep center non-MD staff member by phone
Standard education by American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)- created educational pamphlets and contacted by an MD by phone