Can a Video-Based diet and exercise program help veterans with sleep apnea shed pounds and sleep better?
NCT ID NCT05104450
First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Jun 19, 2026 · Updated 34 times
Summary
This completed study tested a remote, self-guided lifestyle program for 696 veterans with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea. Participants watched videos, completed handouts, and tracked their eating and activity, with optional coaching. The goal was to see if this low-cost approach could improve sleep-related quality of life and help with weight loss compared to usual care alone.
Disclaimer
Read more
Show less
This is a summary of
the original study
.
Summaries may miss details or leave out important information. Before applying or accepting participation, make sure you have read and understood the full study. Curemydisease.com takes no responsibility whatsoever for anything missed, misunderstood, or acted upon as a result of our summary — we know it does not capture everything.
This is a summary of the original study . Summaries may miss details or leave out important information. Before applying or accepting participation, make sure you have read and understood the full study. Curemydisease.com takes no responsibility whatsoever for anything missed, misunderstood, or acted upon as a result of our summary — we know it does not capture everything.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for OBESITY are added.
By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use
Contacts and locations
Show contact details
Enter your email to view the contact information for this study.
By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use
Locations
-
VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA
Seattle, Washington, 98108-1532, United States
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
Active substance
lifestyle intervention (diet and exercise program with coaching)
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could offer a practical, scalable way to help people with sleep apnea lose weight and improve their sleep-related quality of life without needing intensive in-person programs.
What could go wrong
The intervention is self-directed and remote, so results may vary widely. Weight loss and health improvements may be modest, and the study only included veterans, so findings may not apply to everyone.
Conditions
Explore the condition pages connected to this study.
Standardized tags
Added by Cure My DiseaseWe match each trial to standard medical vocabularies so it's findable however the registrant phrased it. These tags are added by us and may differ from the conditions listed above.