Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02423681
A Comparison of CPAP With and Without Humidification: A Pilot Study
Evaluation of Overall Therapy Cost Comparing First Intention and Second Intention Heated Humidification for CPAP: A Pilot Study.
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 20 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Fisher and Paykel Healthcare · Industry
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
To compare a group of patients with our standard treatment of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and another group of patients with CPAP and a humidifier attached. The therapy cost and the successfulness of the treatment will be measured. A humidifier is a water chamber that is currently added to CPAP only if the patients needs it.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | ThermoSmart | Heated humidification as first intention (HH1st) with ThermoSmart |
| DEVICE | Without ThermoSmart | ThermoSmart is switched off |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2015-06-01
- Primary completion
- 2016-10-01
- Completion
- 2016-10-01
- First posted
- 2015-04-22
- Last updated
- 2017-02-15
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02423681. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.