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Digital Technology for Sleep and Homelessness
Led by University Health Network, Toronto · Updated on 2024-10-01
100
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
206 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
In Canada, 35,000 people are experiencing homelessness on any night. Compared to the general population, people experiencing homelessness (PEH) sleep less and experience increased daytime fatigue. A common sleep disorder and treatable cause of morbidity and low quality of life is sleep apnea. High prevalence of chronic comorbid disorders of sleep apnea in PEH suggest high prevalence of sleep apnea, but the rate of sleep apnea treatment in PEH is very low. Also, in PEH, individual and systemic barriers lead to a high rate of underdiagnosed and untreated sleep apnea. Mortality is higher in PEH than the general population, and sleep apnea remains a potential silent cause of morbidity and low quality of life in PEH. Our goal is to diagnose and treat sleep apnea in people living in shelters and to examine the effect of patient-centered treatment on their quality of life.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Digital Technology for Sleep and Homelessness
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Reside in a shelter at the time of recruitment
- Be 18 years of age or older
You will not qualify if you...
- Have allergies to medical tape (for diagnosis study)
- Require extensive dental treatment or have periodontal disease with tooth mobility (for treatment study)
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Dixon Hall
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4C 1L7
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2
Fred Victor
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 3A9
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Number of Arms
3
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