NCT00751335

ThermoSmart® Versus Conventional Humidification in Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)

Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind Cross-over Study Comparing ThermoSmart® to Conventional Heated Humidity in Patients Suing Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 79 (actual)
• Sponsor: Fisher and Paykel Healthcare · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

That ThermoSMart humidification will result in greater compliance (mask on time, objective and subjective sleep quality than conventional humidification.

Conditions

• Sleep Apnea, Obstructive

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	CPAP with ThermoSmart, then CPAP without ThermoSmart	CPAP with ThermoSmart is the application of CPAP with heated humidification and a heated breathing tube. CPAP without ThermSmart is the application of CPAP with heated humidification without a heated breathing tube.
DEVICE	CPAP without ThermoSmart, then CPAP with ThermoSmart	CPAP with ThermoSmart is the application of CPAP with heated humidification and a heated breathing tube. CPAP without ThermSmart is the application of CPAP with heated humidification without a heated breathing tube.

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-08-01
• Primary completion: 2008-10-01
• Completion: 2008-10-01
• First posted: 2008-09-11
• Last updated: 2020-09-24
• Results posted: 2020-09-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States