NCT06047353

Community Health Advocates for Motivating PAP Use in Our Neighborhoods.

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 48 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Miami · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 100 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this research is to compare the impact of motivational enhancement therapy (MET), delivered by culturally congruent community health care workers (CHWs) versus usual care patients with previously untreated moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on adherence to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy.

Conditions

• Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Motivational Enhancement Therapy	Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) is based on the principles of motivational interviewing and is designed to promote self-efficacy and maximize behavioral change. MET will be given via phone and/or in person (approximately 30 minutes) at baseline, week 1, week 2, week 4, and week 8.
DEVICE	Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) therapy	Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) therapy will be administered as per standard of care.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-09-29
• Primary completion: 2027-12-01
• Completion: 2027-12-31
• First posted: 2023-09-21
• Last updated: 2025-12-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study