National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Age
18–100
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
≥ 18 years of age
Moderate-to-severe OSA
Available to attend study visits and sessions
Reliable access to a phone
You may not be if
Prior or current use of PAP therapy or other treatment (e.g., oral appliance) for OSA
History of upper airway surgery for OSA
Moderate to severe insomnia
Commercial drivers
Use of non-standard PAP including adaptive servo-ventilation or bi-level positive airway pressure
Report of motor vehicle accident or near-miss due to sleepiness within the 2 previous years
Unstable medical conditions that may preclude enrollment in the protocol such as: uncontrolled angina and/or congestive heart failure, uncontrolled blood pressure or resistant hypertension, severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, and active psychiatric disease (e.g., major depression)
Other sleep disorders (e.g., circadian rhythm disorder)
Use of supplemental oxygen during wakefulness or sleep
Central sleep apnea, obesity hypoventilation syndrome or Cheyne-Stokes respiration based on the home sleep apnea test
