Enhancing PAP Adherence Among Spanish-speaking Hispanic Adults With OSA

This study is looking for Spanish-speaking Hispanic adults with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to test a new way to help them use their positive airway pressure (PAP) machine more consistently. The study will use a tele-management intervention called Automated Management (AM), which sends text messages to your smartphone. These messages are designed to help you understand and use your PAP device better. The researchers want to see if this AM program is satisfying, acceptable, and appropriate for you to use over 6 months. This study aims to improve PAP use in a group that often faces challenges with this treatment. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status.

Study design: This is a feasibility study involving 50 participants, where you would be randomly assigned to a group. It is a prospective, parallel group, unblinded trial.
What's involved: You would need to be available for the duration of the study, which is 6 months from the date you are randomized. You also need to own a smartphone with unlimited text messaging.
Compensation: Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up: Your satisfaction, acceptability, and appropriateness of the intervention will be measured at 6 months.

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Enhancing PAP Adherence Among Spanish-speaking Hispanic Adults With OSA

Not Yet Recruiting

NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment

Geisinger Clinic

~50 participants

Updated 2026-05-28 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What's tested:Automated Management (AM)

At a glance

Recruiting sites

0 of 4 listed sites are recruiting right now

RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open

What they're measuring

Patient Satisfaction

Measured over 6 months

+2 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Where it's being run

4 sites across 3 states

Pennsylvania2

California1

Kansas1

Study leadership

Alexa Watach, PhD, RN · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Unniversity of Pennsylvania

Who to contact

Alexa Watach, PhD, RN

[email protected]

570-271-8663

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Spanish-speaking and reading

Self-identified Hispanic

Adults ≥ 18 years-old

Males and females

Moderate-severe OSA defined as AHI ≥15 events/hour using a hypopnea criterion of a 4% oxygen desaturation (AHI4%)

Expected availability for the duration of the study (6 months from date of randomization)

Ownership of smartphone with unlimited text messaging capability

Referred to PAP treatment and able and willing to be treated with PAP

Exclusion

Other sleep apnea or nocturnal respiratory insufficiency or failure diagnosis other than OSA established by polysomnogram (PSG) or home sleep apnea test (HSAT)

Requirement of supplemental oxygen or other non-invasive ventilation modality

Women referred to PAP because of new-onset OSA with pregnancy as PAP treatment may be time-limited (enrolled women who become pregnant during the trial and are already on PAP treatment will not be excluded)

Anticipated or scheduled bariatric surgery and/or referred to sleep evaluation by bariatric surgery

What this trial measures

Patient Satisfaction6 months
Satisfaction with quality of care and the components of care (e.g., feedback, frequency, duration), relevance of the care to the individual and their needs, and overall satisfaction with care. Assessed with the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8). The CSQ-8 scores range from 8 to 32, with higher values indicating higher satisfaction.
Acceptability6 months
Defined as the perception that a given treatment is agreeable, palatable, or satisfactory. Assessed with the Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM; 4 items, Likert, 1-5, where 1 = "completely disagree" and 5 = "completely agree"). Higher scores indicate higher acceptability.
Appropriateness6 months
Defined as the perceived fit, relevance, or compatibility of a given treatment. Assessed with the Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM; 4 items, Likert, 1-5, where 1 = "completely disagree" and 5 = "completely agree"). Higher scores indicate higher appropriateness.

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