The Effectiveness of Augmented Reality to Enhance CPAP Therapy in OSA Patients

NCT06520592 — Not applicable, Enrolling by invitation, 60 participants, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

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Using Augmented Reality to Establish and Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Set of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Care Management Protocol for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients

RegistryNCT06520592, acronym CPAP OSA
StatusEnrolling by invitation
PhaseNot applicable
Study typeInterventional; randomized, parallel, masking: double, health services research
Enrollment60 (Estimated)
SponsorNational Cheng-Kung University Hospital (Other)
ConditionsAherence, Physical Symptoms, Mental Health, Quality of Life
InterventionsWith AR guided CPAP therapy (Behavioral)
Datesstart 2026-09-24, primary completion 2026-12-31 (estimated), completion 2026-12-31 (estimated), first posted 2024-07-25, last updated 2026-10-15
Locations1 site in Taiwan

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-Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to exam if artificial reality works to improve continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) adherence in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients. It will also learn about the feasibility of AR guided CPAP therapy. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does AR guided CPAP therapy increase the adherence of CPAP therapy among OSA patients? What barriers do participants have when using AR guided CPAP therapy? Researchers will compare AR guided CPAP therapy to a control (standard of care) to see if AR guided CPAP therapy works to enhance the adherence of CPAP therapy.

Participants will:

1. Take AR guided CPAP therapy or standard of care every day for 6 months
2. Visit the clinic on baseline (t0), receiving CPAP therapy at the 1st month (t1), for checkups and tests, receiving CPAP therapy at the 3rd month (t2), receiving CPAP therapy at the 6th month (t3).
3. Response their symptoms on each following time.

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+Detailed description

Participants will randomly assign to two group, for experimental group will be received AR guided CPAP therapy. In the control group will be received standard of care.

+Arms and interventions

ArmTypeInterventionsDescription
With AR guided CPAP therapyExperimentalBehavioral: With AR guided CPAP therapyOSA patientns were assigned to experimental group, they will be received AR guided CPAP therapy
Standard of careNo interventionOSA patientns were assigned to stand of care group, they will be not received AR guided CPAP therapy
  • With AR guided CPAP therapy (Behavioral): Participants will received AR training course to utilize the AR guided CPAP therapy

+Outcome measures

Primary outcomes

  • The adherence of CPAP therapy [From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 months]: Adherence refers to the patient's adherence to CPAP therapy, which means using CPAP for more than 70% of the total sleep time during the night, with a minimum duration of 4 hours. The calculation method involves dividing the number of days with CPAP use exceeding 4 hours by the total number of days and multiplying by 100 to obtain the average percentage of CPAP usage.

+Eligibility

Sex: All

Inclusion Criteria:

* (1) Diagnosed with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (AHI≄15) through polysomnography (PSG).
* (2) Age is equal to or greater than 20 years old or equal.

Exclusion Criteria:

* (1) individuals who have previously used positive pressure ventilators for treatment,
* (2) those diagnosed with central sleep apnea,
* (3) those with uncontrolled acute mental illness,
* (4) terminally ill patients.

+Locations (1)

FacilityCityCountryStatus
National Cheng Kung University HospitalTainan, TaiwanTaiwan

+Publications

  • Results publication: Rotenberg BW, Murariu D, Pang KP. Trends in CPAP adherence over twenty years of data collection: a flattened curve. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 Aug 19;45(1):43. doi: 10.1186/s40463-016-0156-0. PMID 27542595
  • Results publication: Bakker JP, Weaver TE, Parthasarathy S, Aloia MS. Adherence to CPAP: What Should We Be Aiming For, and How Can We Get There? Chest. 2019 Jun;155(6):1272-1287. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.01.012. Epub 2019 Jan 23. PMID 30684472
  • Results publication: Wiederhold BK. How Virtual Reality Is Changing the Reality of Aging. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2020 Mar;23(3):141-142. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2020.29176.bkw. No abstract available. PMID 32150700
  • Results publication: Chen YC, Frange C, Pan SS, Ng CM, Chen YH, Lin CY. Beyond the Mask-Psychological Discomfort as a Predictor of Early CPAP Nonadherence in Moderate-to-Severe OSA Patients: A Prospective Mixed-Methods Study. Nurs Res Pract. 2026 Apr 6;2026:9630236. doi: 10.1155/nrp/9630236. eCollection 2026. PMID 41953147
  • Results publication: Chen MC, Chen YC, Lin CY. Enhancing Adherence to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Using Augmented Reality: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 May 6;14:e69757. doi: 10.2196/69757. PMID 40327384