Community Health Advocates for Motivating PAP Use in Our Neighborhoods.
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Device, Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
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.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 100
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• ≥ 18 years of age
• Moderate-to-severe OSA
• Available to attend study visits and sessions
• Reliable access to a phone
Locations
United States
Florida
University of Miami
RECRUITING
Miami
Contact Information
Primary
Naresh Punjabi, MD
npunjabi@miami.edu
305-243-6388
Backup
Naresh Punjabi
npunjabi@miami.edu
3052436388
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-09-29
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 98
Treatments
Experimental: Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)
Participants in this group will receive intervention with MET along with PAP therapy. Participants will be in this group for approximately 3 months.
Active_comparator: PAP therapy
Participants in this group will receive PAP therapy which is the standard of care. Participants will be in this group for approximately 3 months.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Leads: University of Miami