Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is highly effective in treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, this treatment modality relies heavily on patient adherence, and poor adherence to the treatment limits its effectiveness in treating OSA. Strategies to augment adherence are needed in the management of OSA. The smart watch and linked app provide various health information, including sleep, snoring or oxygen saturation during sleep, exercise, blood pressure, and electrocardiogram. The smart watch and linked app could potentially improve adherence to positive airway pressure (PAP) treatment. This randomized controlled trial (RCT) aimed to examine whether the use of smart watch and app can increase PAP adherence in patients with OSA.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
92
Use the smart watch (Galaxy Watch 4, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea) and the Samsung Health app (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea) for 90 days of positive airway pressure treatment
Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
RECRUITINGAverage daily usage of PAP (all days)
Average daily usage of PAP (all days) in 90 days
Time frame: 90 days
Average daily usage of PAP (days used)
Average daily usage of PAP (days used) in 90 days
Time frame: 90 days
Percentage of days using PAP
Percentage of days using PAP
Time frame: 90 days
Percentage of days using PAP ≥ 4 hours
Percentage of days using PAP ≥ 4 hours
Time frame: 90 days
Percentage of patients meeting the National Health Insurance Service adherence criteria
The National Health Insurance Service adherence criteria: ≥ 4 hours of use on ≥ 70% of days over 30 consecutive days during the 90 days of PAP therapy
Time frame: 90 days
Changes of the scores of Epworth Sleepiness Scale
Changes of the scores of Epworth Sleepiness Scale
Time frame: 90 days
Changes of the scores of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
Changes of the scores of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (an overall score ranging from 0 to 21, where lower scores denote a healthier sleep quality)
Time frame: 90 days
Patient satisfaction with PAP therapy
Patient satisfaction with PAP therapy
Time frame: 90 days
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