Actively Recruiting
Community Health Advocates for Motivating PAP Use in Our Neighborhoods.
Led by University of Miami · Updated on 2025-12-23
48
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
222 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Miami
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this research is to compare the impact of motivational enhancement therapy (MET), delivered by culturally congruent community health care workers (CHWs) versus usual care patients with previously untreated moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on adherence to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Community Health Advocates for Motivating PAP Use in Our Neighborhoods.
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- 18 years of age or older
- Moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea
- Available to attend study visits and sessions
- Reliable access to a phone
You will not qualify if you...
- Prior or current use of PAP therapy or other treatment (e.g., oral appliance) for obstructive sleep apnea
- History of upper airway surgery for obstructive sleep apnea
- Moderate to severe insomnia
- Commercial drivers
- Use of non-standard PAP including adaptive servo-ventilation or bi-level positive airway pressure
- Report of motor vehicle accident or near-miss due to sleepiness within the past 2 years
- Unstable medical conditions such as uncontrolled angina, congestive heart failure, uncontrolled blood pressure, resistant hypertension, severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, or active psychiatric disease (e.g., major depression)
- Other sleep disorders such as circadian rhythm disorder
- Use of supplemental oxygen during wakefulness or sleep
- Central sleep apnea, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, or Cheyne-Stokes respiration based on home sleep apnea test
- Resting awake oxygen saturation (SpO2) below 90%
- Participation in another clinical trial
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Miami
Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
N
Naresh Punjabi, MD
CONTACT
N
Naresh Punjabi
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
2
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