Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
711007
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Not provided at time of registration
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Other
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
Intervention
After OSA is diagnosed, patients will be randomised, blinded to the attending physician, into the following groups:
1. Structured education group (study group): patients receive specially arranged educational sessions (involving videos on CPAP treatment and live demonstrations)
2. Conventional group (control group): patients will receive conventional 'education', involving physician explanation of CPAP prior to discharge and written material on OSA, CPAP support hotline and clinic follow up
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/01/1997
Overall trial end date
01/01/1999
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Patients newly diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) and who agreed to the prescription of home nasal CPAP
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Does not meet inclusion criteria
Recruitment start date
01/01/1997
Recruitment end date
01/01/1999
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Hong Kong
Trial participating centre
Department of Medicine & Therapeutics
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Hong Kong
Sponsor information
Organisation
Hong Kong Health Services Research Fund (China)
Sponsor details
Health Welfare and Food Bureau
Government Secretariat
HKSAR
20th floor Murray Building
Garden Road
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Hong Kong
+852 (0)2973 8288
hsrf@hwfb.gov.hk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
http://www.fhb.gov.hk/grants/english/funds/funds_hhsrf/funds_hhsrf_abt/funds_hhsrf_abt.html
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Hong Kong Health Services Research Fund (Hong Kong)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary
2000 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10807830
Publication citations
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Results
Hui DS, Chan JK, Choy DK, Ko FW, Li TS, Leung RC, Lai CK, Effects of augmented continuous positive airway pressure education and support on compliance and outcome in a Chinese population., Chest, 2000, 117, 5, 1410-1416.