Phone calls boost sleep apnea device use in small trial
NCT ID NCT04209985
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a phone-based health coaching program to help people with sleep apnea use their positive airway pressure (PAP) device more often. 27 adults who were not using their device enough took part. The coaching aimed to improve device use and reduce daytime sleepiness.
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Study facts
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- 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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27 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2020
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * English- or Spanish-speaking * At least 18 years of age * Had previously received a modem-enabled positive airway pressure device for the treatment of sleep apnea * Not currently meeting Medicare standards for adherence of at least 4 hours per night for at least 70% of the last 30 nights * Received care from the San Francisco General Hospital Sleep Clinic Exclusion Criteria: * Not English- or Spanish-speaking * Younger than 18 years * Does not have phone number at which could be reached
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Sleep Clinic
San Francisco, California, 94110, United States
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