{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["18(1)"],"submitter":["Lajoie AC"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Study objectives</h4>References for the evaluation of obstructive sleep apnea often exceed the sleep clinic's capacity. We aimed to assess the noninferiority of a nurse-communicated model compared with a traditional physician-led model for the initial management of uncomplicated obstructive sleep apnea in the sleep clinic.<h4>Methods</h4>In this noninferiority, open-label randomized controlled trial, patients referred for the evaluation of uncomplicated obstructive sleep apnea (home sleep apnea test with respiratory event index ≥ 20 events/h) were randomized to a nurse-communicated or a physician-led management. The primary endpoint was noninferiority in the mean change from baseline of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale score at 3 and 6 months, assuming a noninferiority margin of -2.0 point"],"journal":["Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine"],"pagination":["89-97"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8807928"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Diagnosis and management of sleep apnea by a clinical nurse: a noninferiority randomized clinical trial."],"pmcid":["PMC8807928"],"pubmed_authors":["Simard S","Page D","Lajoie AC","Series F","Roy-Halle A","Prive A"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Diagnosis and management of sleep apnea by a clinical nurse: a noninferiority randomized clinical trial.","description":"<h4>Study objectives</h4>References for the evaluation of obstructive sleep apnea often exceed the sleep clinic's capacity. We aimed to assess the noninferiority of a nurse-communicated model compared with a traditional physician-led model for the initial management of uncomplicated obstructive sleep apnea in the sleep clinic.<h4>Methods</h4>In this noninferiority, open-label randomized controlled trial, patients referred for the evaluation of uncomplicated obstructive sleep apnea (home sleep apnea test with respiratory event index ≥ 20 events/h) were randomized to a nurse-communicated or a physician-led management. The primary endpoint was noninferiority in the mean change from baseline of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale score at 3 and 6 months, assuming a noninferiority margin of -2.0 point","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Jan","modification":"2025-04-22T10:12:02.496Z","creation":"2025-04-05T23:27:37.86Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8807928","cross_references":{"pubmed":["34170235"],"doi":["10.5664/jcsm.9502"]}}