Obstructive Sleep Apnea of AdultNCT03243487
ThErapy Adherence Management in Veterans
A study testing structured adherence management program in people with Obstructive Sleep Apnea of Adult, run by University of Florida at 2 sites in United States.
Trial summary
The study is a prospective, randomized, controlled trial studying adherence to positive airway pressure therapy in a population referred to the VA system for the treatment of sleep disordered breathing. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 21 to 85 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea of Adult
- What is being tested?
- structured adherence management program
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 250 participants
- Where
- 2 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- 8 Aug 2017to 9 May 2019
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 21 to 85 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Ages 21 to 85
- Diagnostic Apnoea-Hypopnoea Index (AHI) ≥ 15 determined by in lab polysomnography (PSG) or home sleep testing (HST) or by a sleep therapy device
- Eligible for treatment with Automatically adjusted CPAP or Automatically adjusted BiPAP
- Currently has a Smart Phone or home access (computer with internet access) to the internet based version of the software application
Who cannot join
- Participation in another interventional research concerned with sleep disorders within the last 30 days
- Major uncontrolled medical condition that would interfere with the demands of the study, adherence to PAP, or the ability to commit to follow-up assessment including conditions such as poorly managed or controlled or advanced stages of pulmonary disease, cardiac disease, neurological disease, neuromuscular disease, cancer, and renal disease.
- Prior PAP use within the previous 12 months.
- Predominantly Central Apneas (≥ 50% central apneas) or Cheyne Stokes Respiration (CSR) (≥ 20% of Total Sleep Time (TST) with CSR)
- Chronic respiratory failure or insufficiency with suspected or known neuromuscular disease, moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or any condition with an elevation of arterial carbon dioxide levels while awake or the requirement for supplemental oxygen (at night or continuous) or mechanical ventilation.
- Surgery involving the upper airway, nose, sinus, eye, teeth, or middle ear within the previous 90 days
- PAP therapy is otherwise medically complicated or contraindicated such as those with a difficult to size or adjust interface (mask) resulting in facial pain, skin irritation or trauma, or excessive air leaks
Trial locations and contacts
2 sites in 1 country.
United States2 sites
Malcom Randall VA Medical Center
Gainesville, Florida, 32608
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, 32611
About this study
Official title: ThErapy Adherence Management in Veterans: A Randomized Trial
The study is a prospective, randomized, controlled trial studying adherence to positive airway pressure therapy in a population referred to the VA system for the treatment of sleep disordered breathing. The primary aim of the study is to determine if, compared to standard care provided at a VA Sleep Center, the deployment of a structured adherence management program and a web-based information program designed for participants beginning positive airway pressure therapy results in a greater portion of participants meeting Centers for Medicare \& Medicaid Services (CMS) adherence requirements (use > 4 hours for >= 70% of days) at 90 days.
Read the detailed description
The primary aim of the study is to determine if, compared to standard care provided at a VA Sleep Center, the deployment of a structured adherence management program and a web-based information program designed for participants beginning positive airway pressure therapy results in a greater portion of participants meeting CMS adherence requirements (use > 4hrs on >=70% of nights) at 90 days.
Secondary aims:
- Results in higher nightly use of therapy (hours per night and % of nights with at least 4 hours of use) at 90 days
- Results in participant satisfaction that is superior to current standard care
- Offers operational efficiencies or economic benefits to the health care facility (reduced staff time (sleep clinic and physician), equipment consumption, unplanned participant contacts or visits, and reduced overtime)
- Results in indirect benefits to participants (fewer clinic visits, less travel or in-clinic/ office visit waiting time)
- Conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea of Adult
- Being tested
- structured adherence management program, Standard of care
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
structured adherence management programBehavioural
Structured adherence management service (PAMS) program and a web-based information program designed for participants beginning positive airway pressure therapy
Standard of careBehavioural
Standard care provided at a VA Sleep Center for participants beginning positive airway pressure therapy
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| PAMS service | Experimental | Study participants will be randomly assigned to have their Continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) or Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP) therapy followed by a structured patient adherence management service (PAMS).
Interventions: Call to patient by sleep coach on days 3,7,14,32,45, 60, and 75 after participants begin PAP treatment. At each time frame sleep coach reviews CPAP adherence data on EncoreAnywhere (EA) a cloud based program collecting adherence data via wireless modem on CPAP units. Calls will not be made at days 7 and 14 if adherence is good. If problems are identified and cannot be handled over the telephone the problems will be escalated to VA MD or CPAP respiratory therapy (RT) providers for direct intervention. All patients are seen in sleep clinic by a VA MD sleep provider 3 months after starting treatment. Receives: Behavioral: structured adherence management program |
| Standard Care (SCP) | Active comparator | Study participants will be randomly assigned to have their CPAP or BiPAP therapy followed by the current Sleep Center standard care process. This includes a telephone number that patients can call or problems and review of adherence data on EncoreAnywhere (EA) at 4 to 6 weeks after starting treatment. Patients are seen in sleep clinic by a VA MD sleep provider 3 months after starting treatment. Receives: Behavioral: Standard of care |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Increase on CMS adherence requirements
The requirements are greater than 4 hours use for 70% of nights
Measured: at 90 days
Secondary outcomes (3)
Nightly use of therapy
Hours per night and % of nights with at least 4 hours of use
Measured: at 90 days
Participant satisfaction
Participants will complete at "Patients Satisfaction Survey" containing 5 questions about their satisfaction with CPAP treatment and the process of starting CPAP. There is a 5 point scale from very unsatisfied (1), unsatisfied (2), neutral (3), satisfied (4), very unsatisfied (5). Score can vary from 5 to 25. 30,
Measured: at 90 days
Operational efficiencies and economic benefits to the health care facility
Reduced staff time (sleep clinic and physician) as evidenced by, unplanned participant contacts or visits over time
Measured: at 90 days
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted9 Aug 2017
- Study start8 Aug 2017
- Primary completion9 May 2019
- Study completion9 May 2019
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (6)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Obstructive Sleep Apnea of AdultStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of FloridaThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- After undergoing screening and enrollment, participants will be assigned to either standard care follow-up or to the patient adherence monitoring service (PAMS).
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 250 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Florida
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Philips Respironics, US Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Richard B Berry, MD, Principal investigator, Malcom Randall VAMC
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03243487
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- IRB201701153
- Other IDs
- ST-17043-VAPAM-JP
- Status last verified
- May 2019
- First submitted
- 4 Aug 2017
- Last updated
- 13 May 2019
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Antic NA, Buchan C, Esterman A, Hensley M, Naughton MT, Rowland S, Williamson B, Windler S, Eckermann S, McEvoy RD. A randomized controlled trial of nurse-led care for symptomatic moderate-severe obstructive sleep apnea. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Mar 15;179(6):501-8. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200810-1558OC. Epub 2009 Jan 8.
PubMed 19136368Sparrow D, Aloia M, Demolles DA, Gottlieb DJ. A telemedicine intervention to improve adherence to continuous positive airway pressure: a randomised controlled trial. Thorax. 2010 Dec;65(12):1061-6. doi: 10.1136/thx.2009.133215. Epub 2010 Sep 29.
PubMed 20880872Fox N, Hirsch-Allen AJ, Goodfellow E, Wenner J, Fleetham J, Ryan CF, Kwiatkowska M, Ayas NT. The impact of a telemedicine monitoring system on positive airway pressure adherence in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized controlled trial. Sleep. 2012 Apr 1;35(4):477-81. doi: 10.5665/sleep.1728.
PubMed 22467985Aloia MS, Arnedt JT, Strand M, Millman RP, Borrelli B. Motivational enhancement to improve adherence to positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized controlled trial. Sleep. 2013 Nov 1;36(11):1655-62. doi: 10.5665/sleep.3120.
PubMed 24179298Parthasarathy S, Wendel C, Haynes PL, Atwood C, Kuna S. A pilot study of CPAP adherence promotion by peer buddies with sleep apnea. J Clin Sleep Med. 2013 Jun 15;9(6):543-50. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.2744.
PubMed 23772186Berry RB, Beck E, Jasko JG. Effect of cloud-based sleep coaches on positive airway pressure adherence. J Clin Sleep Med. 2020 Apr 15;16(4):553-562. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.8276.
PubMed 32022679
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 13 May 2019. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- ThErapy Adherence Management in Veterans: A Randomized Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03243487
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- IRB201701153
- Conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea of Adult
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 250 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of FloridaUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Philips Respironics, US Department of Veterans Affairs
- Study start
- 8 Aug 2017 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 9 May 2019 (actual)
- Study completion
- 9 May 2019 (actual)
- First posted
- 9 Aug 2017 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The study is a prospective, randomized, controlled trial studying adherence to positive airway pressure therapy in a population referred to the VA system for the treatment of sleep disordered breathing. The primary aim of the study is to determine if, compared to standard care provided at a VA Sleep Center, the deployment of a structured adherence management program and a web-based information program designed for participants beginning positive airway pressure therapy results in a greater portion of participants meeting Centers for Medicare \& Medicaid Services (CMS) adherence requirements (use > 4 hours for >= 70% of days) at 90 days.
Detailed description
The primary aim of the study is to determine if, compared to standard care provided at a VA Sleep Center, the deployment of a structured adherence management program and a web-based information program designed for participants beginning positive airway pressure therapy results in a greater portion of participants meeting CMS adherence requirements (use > 4hrs on >=70% of nights) at 90 days.
Secondary aims:
- Results in higher nightly use of therapy (hours per night and % of nights with at least 4 hours of use) at 90 days
- Results in participant satisfaction that is superior to current standard care
- Offers operational efficiencies or economic benefits to the health care facility (reduced staff time (sleep clinic and physician), equipment consumption, unplanned participant contacts or visits, and reduced overtime)
- Results in indirect benefits to participants (fewer clinic visits, less travel or in-clinic/ office visit waiting time)
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- After undergoing screening and enrollment, participants will be assigned to either standard care follow-up or to the patient adherence monitoring service (PAMS).
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| PAMS service | Experimental | Behavioral: structured adherence management programStudy participants will be randomly assigned to have their Continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) or Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP) therapy followed by a structured patient adherence management service (PAMS). Interventions: Call to patient by sleep coach on days 3,7,14,32,45, 60, and 75 after participants begin PAP treatment. At each time frame sleep coach reviews CPAP adherence data on EncoreAnywhere (EA) a cloud based program collecting adherence data via wireless modem on CPAP units. Calls will not be made at days 7 and 14 if adherence is good. If problems are identified and cannot be handled over the telephone the problems will be escalated to VA MD or CPAP respiratory therapy (RT) providers for direct intervention. All patients are seen in sleep clinic by a VA MD sleep provider 3 months after starting treatment. |
| Standard Care (SCP) | Active comparator | Behavioral: Standard of careStudy participants will be randomly assigned to have their CPAP or BiPAP therapy followed by the current Sleep Center standard care process. This includes a telephone number that patients can call or problems and review of adherence data on EncoreAnywhere (EA) at 4 to 6 weeks after starting treatment. Patients are seen in sleep clinic by a VA MD sleep provider 3 months after starting treatment. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 21 to 85 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Ages 21 to 85
- Diagnostic Apnoea-Hypopnoea Index (AHI) ≥ 15 determined by in lab polysomnography (PSG) or home sleep testing (HST) or by a sleep therapy device
- Eligible for treatment with Automatically adjusted CPAP or Automatically adjusted BiPAP
- Currently has a Smart Phone or home access (computer with internet access) to the internet based version of the software application
Key exclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Participation in another interventional research concerned with sleep disorders within the last 30 days
- Major uncontrolled medical condition that would interfere with the demands of the study, adherence to PAP, or the ability to commit to follow-up assessment including conditions such as poorly managed or controlled or advanced stages of pulmonary disease, cardiac disease, neurological disease, neuromuscular disease, cancer, and renal disease.
- Prior PAP use within the previous 12 months.
- Predominantly Central Apneas (≥ 50% central apneas) or Cheyne Stokes Respiration (CSR) (≥ 20% of Total Sleep Time (TST) with CSR)
- Chronic respiratory failure or insufficiency with suspected or known neuromuscular disease, moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or any condition with an elevation of arterial carbon dioxide levels while awake or the requirement for supplemental oxygen (at night or continuous) or mechanical ventilation.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| structured adherence management programStructured adherence management service (PAMS) program and a web-based information program designed for participants beginning positive airway pressure therapy | Behavioural | PAMS service |
| Standard of careStandard care provided at a VA Sleep Center for participants beginning positive airway pressure therapy | Behavioural | Standard Care (SCP) |
Primary outcome
Increase on CMS adherence requirements
Time frame: at 90 days
The requirements are greater than 4 hours use for 70% of nights
3 secondary outcomes
Nightly use of therapy
Time frame: at 90 days
Participant satisfaction
Time frame: at 90 days
Operational efficiencies and economic benefits to the health care facility
Time frame: at 90 days
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 13 May 2019.
- Background: PubMed 19136368Antic NA, Buchan C, Esterman A, Hensley M, Naughton MT, Rowland S, Williamson B, Windler S, Eckermann S, McEvoy RD. A randomized controlled trial of nurse-led care for symptomatic moderate-severe obstructive sleep apnea. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Mar 15;179(6):501-8. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200810-1558OC. Epub 2009 Jan 8.
- Background: PubMed 20880872Sparrow D, Aloia M, Demolles DA, Gottlieb DJ. A telemedicine intervention to improve adherence to continuous positive airway pressure: a randomised controlled trial. Thorax. 2010 Dec;65(12):1061-6. doi: 10.1136/thx.2009.133215. Epub 2010 Sep 29.
- Background: PubMed 22467985Fox N, Hirsch-Allen AJ, Goodfellow E, Wenner J, Fleetham J, Ryan CF, Kwiatkowska M, Ayas NT. The impact of a telemedicine monitoring system on positive airway pressure adherence in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized controlled trial. Sleep. 2012 Apr 1;35(4):477-81. doi: 10.5665/sleep.1728.
- Background: PubMed 24179298Aloia MS, Arnedt JT, Strand M, Millman RP, Borrelli B. Motivational enhancement to improve adherence to positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized controlled trial. Sleep. 2013 Nov 1;36(11):1655-62. doi: 10.5665/sleep.3120.
- Results publication: PubMed 23772186Parthasarathy S, Wendel C, Haynes PL, Atwood C, Kuna S. A pilot study of CPAP adherence promotion by peer buddies with sleep apnea. J Clin Sleep Med. 2013 Jun 15;9(6):543-50. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.2744.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 32022679Berry RB, Beck E, Jasko JG. Effect of cloud-based sleep coaches on positive airway pressure adherence. J Clin Sleep Med. 2020 Apr 15;16(4):553-562. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.8276.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Richard B Berry, MD principal investigator
Malcom Randall VAMC
2 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing structured adherence management program in people with Obstructive Sleep Apnea of Adult, run by University of Florida at 2 sites in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 May 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 2 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Increase on CMS adherence requirements (time frame: at 90 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03243487, which also lists 6 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 13 May 2019.