biostudies-literatureUnknown18(1)Lajoie AC<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 pointJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine89-97https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8807928biostudies-literatureDiagnosis and management of sleep apnea by a clinical nurse: a noninferiority randomized clinical trial.PMC8807928Simard SPage DLajoie ACSeries FRoy-Halle APrive AfalseDiagnosis and management of sleep apnea by a clinical nurse: a noninferiority randomized clinical trial.<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 point2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Jan2025-04-22T10:12:02.496Z2025-04-05T23:27:37.86ZS-EPMC88079283417023510.5664/jcsm.9502