Adherence to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Among Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Patients.

N/ACompletedNCT02055027

Astes90 enrolled

Overview

Prospective study designed to identify factors that would predict patient adherence to CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) therapy.

Prospective study designed to identify factors that would predict patient adherence to CPAP therapy. Comparison between data recorded among patients and the data of the CPAP microchip.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Sleep Apnea, Obstructive

Interventions

Comparison between groupsOTHER

Comparison between the two groups (adherent and non-adherent patients) in order to discover criteria of non-adherence

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adults (\> 18 patients) * All patients under CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) therapy coming for annual visit in the Sart-Tilman Sleep Study Center Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal

Locations (1)

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Sart-Tilman

Liège, Liege, Belgium

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of hours of CPAP use by night

Analyse of the data recorded by the CPAP microchip in order to assess the adherent or non-adherent status to the patient (adherent: CPAP use \> 4 hours per night, non-adherent: less than 4 hours)

Time frame: Baseline

Secondary Outcomes

Lickert's scale to assess criteria of non-adherence

Evaluation of 72 criteria by a Lickert's scale in order to assess characteristics associated with non-adherence to CPAP therapy

Time frame: Baseline

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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