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Health Coaching for Sleep Apnea (REST pilot Trial)

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Rachel Willard-Grace, MPH

Research Sponsored by University of California, San Francisco

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up enrollment to 4 months post enrollment

Awards & highlights

REST pilot Trial Summary

This trial will test whether a short phone call from a health coach can help people with sleep apnea stick to their positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy.

Who is the study for?

The REST study is for English or Spanish speakers over 18 who have sleep apnea and got a modem-enabled airway pressure device from San Francisco General Hospital Sleep Clinic but aren't using it enough (less than Medicare's standard). They need to be reachable by phone.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

This trial tests if a short health coaching program done over the phone can help people with obstructive sleep apnea stick to their positive airway pressure therapy better.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves telephonic health coaching, there are no direct medical side effects. However, participants may experience changes in sleep patterns due to improved adherence to therapy.

REST pilot Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ enrollment to 4 months post enrollment

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~enrollment to 4 months post enrollment

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and enrollment to 4 months post enrollment for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Mean number of hours used on average over the last 30 days

Secondary outcome measures

Attitudes to PAP treatment

Confidence in using PAP therapy

Mean number of hours used on average over the last 30 days on nights that device was used

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REST pilot Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Health coaching armExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

For the health coaching arm, an unlicensed, trained health coach will call patients up to five times to identify and resolve barriers to adherence, including lack of understanding of their condition or the treatment, discomfort in acclimating to treatment, technical difficulties in mask fit or device settings, and challenges in navigating durable medical equipment providers.

Group II: Usual careActive Control1 Intervention

Patients assigned to usual care have access to all other available resources, including technical support from durable medical equipment providers, respiratory therapist visits with the Sleep Clinic, group visits, or visits with their primary care provider.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Health coaching

2019

N/A

~2140

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of California, San FranciscoLead Sponsor

2,506 Previous Clinical Trials

15,238,455 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Sleep Apnea

131 Patients Enrolled for Sleep Apnea

Rachel Willard-Grace, MPHPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of California, San Francisco

1 Previous Clinical Trials

360 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Health coaching Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04209985 — N/A

Sleep Apnea Research Study Groups: Health coaching arm, Usual care

Sleep Apnea Clinical Trial 2023: Health coaching Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04209985 — N/A

Health coaching 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04209985 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are applicants still being accepted into the experiment?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this research trial has been open since November 18th 2020 and is actively recruiting potential participants. 100 volunteers are needed from one site for the study's duration."

Answered by AI

To what extent are participants enrolled in this investigation?

"Affirmative. According to the clinicaltrials.gov website, the trial is still open and seeking enrollees. It was originally posted on November 18th 2020 with its latest update occurring May 23rd 2022. This research seeks 100 participants from a single site."

Answered by AI

Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Reaching for Equity in Sleep Apnea Treatment (REST) Study

2020. "Reaching for Equity in Sleep Apnea Treatment (REST) Study". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04209985.

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