What this study is
Previous studies have shown that programs encouraging the use of OSA treatments can help patients use these treatments more often, but the improvement is usually modest. This trial will test if giving patients a decision-making tool when they are first diagnosed with OSA, and combining their responses from this tool into a supportive program, will improve sleep quality and help them use their treatment more regularly.
What's being tested
- Behavioral strategy program X plus Y
Intervention · BEHAVIORAL
Brief 4 session education program with sleep specialist focused on behavioral strategies for improving use of sleep apnea therapy. Tests behavioral strategy program X plus Y.
- Behavioral strategy program X
Intervention · BEHAVIORAL
Brief 4 session education program with sleep specialist focused on behavioral strategies for improving use of sleep apnea therapy Tests behavioral strategy X.
Study details
- Official title
- Helping Veterans With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Determine What Matters Most in Choosing a Treatment Option: a Randomized Trial
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Conditions
- Sleep Apnea
- Enrolling
- 128 people
- Starts
- 2026-11-02
- Est. completion
- 2031-03-31
- Design
- Double-blind, randomized, parallel groups
- Record
- View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
Who can join
Age 50 Years and overSex ALLHealthy volunteers Not acceptedYou may qualify if
- Referred for an overnight diagnostic sleep test to evaluate for sleep-disordered breathing during the study period
- Currently untreated for OSA (not prescribed therapy in the past year)
You can't join if
- Referral for overnight sleep test is for another reason than to diagnosis sleep-disordered breathing
- Unable to read printed material (e.g., magazine) in English language
- Unable to write
- Unstable medical/psychiatric illness (e.g., recent hospitalization)
- Telephone Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) < 21 or diagnosis of dementia
- Unstable housing
- Unable to attend study video or in-person visits
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Study locations (2)
2 openVA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA
West Los Angeles, California, United States
- Constance H Fung, MD MSHS · Contact(818) 891-7711 ext. 36075Constance.Fung@va.gov
- Constance H Fung, MD MSHS · Principal investigator
John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, MI
Detroit, Michigan, United States
- M. Safwan Badr, MD · Contact313-576-1000 ext. 65710M.Badr@va.gov
- Susmita Chowdhuri, MD · Contact3135761000 ext. 64451Susmita.Chowdhuri@va.gov
Study team
Sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Study ID PULM-005-25S
Principal investigator
Constance H Fung, MD MSHS
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA
Frequently asked questions
The sponsor hasn't published answers to common questions for this trial.