Weekly phone calls vs. brief patient education to improve CPAP compliance: a randomized controlled trial
NCT ID NCT00945776
First seen Sep 10, 2026 ยท Last updated Sep 10, 2026
Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of three interventions on CPAP adherence.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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128 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Apr 2008
- Finished
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Jun 2009
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * All new patients undergoing of the Sleep Center suspected of having sleep apnea and undergoing sleep studies Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to participate, or not suspected of having sleep apnea prior to the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CAMC Sleep Center
Charleston, West Virginia, 25301, United States
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