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Trial details imported from ClinicalTrials.gov

For full trial details, please see the original record at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02255539




Registration number
NCT02255539
Ethics application status
Date submitted
24/09/2014
Date registered
2/10/2014
Date last updated
1/02/2021

Titles & IDs
Public title
Bioburden and Usability Evaluation of a Nasal Prototype CPAP Mask
Scientific title
Bioburden and Usability Study of the Geelong Mask System
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
MA110914
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Obstructive Sleep Apnea 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Respiratory 0 0 0 0
Sleep apnoea

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Devices - Geelong Prototype Mask

Experimental: CPAP Nasal Mask - Geelong Prototype Mask


Treatment: Devices: Geelong Prototype Mask
A nasal pillows prototype mask to be trialled with a PAP therapy device for a period of 6 weeks. Participants will wear the mask in place of their current mask for the duration of the trial.
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Devices
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Changes from baseline in Bioburden and Impedance of the prototype mask components at 6 weeks
Timepoint [1] 0 0
6 weeks
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Usability ratings of the prototype mask using a visual analog scale, compared to a reference level and the participant's current mask
Timepoint [1] 0 0
6 weeks

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Participants willing to give written informed consent
* Participants who can read and comprehend written and spoken English
* Participants who are over 18 years of age
* Participants who have been diagnosed with OSA
* Participants who have been established on CPAP for = 6 months
* Participants currently using a ResMed nasal pillows mask
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
90 Years
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* Participants who are not able to provide written informed consent
* Participants who are unable to comprehend written and spoken English
* Participants who are pregnant
* Participants who are unsuitable to participate in the study in the opinion of the researcher
* Participants with a pre-existing lung disease or a condition that would predispose them to pneumothorax (e.g. COPD, lung cancer; fibrosis of the lungs; recent (< 2years) case of pneumonia or lung infection, lung injury)
* Participants who cannot participate for the duration of the trial
* Participants who are established on bi-level support therapy
* Participants who are not established on a ResMed nasal pillows mask

Study design
Purpose of the study
Other
Allocation to intervention
Not applicable
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Single group
Other design features
Phase
Not applicable
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/01/2015
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
1/03/2015
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
42
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
ResMed Ltd - Sydney
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
2153 - Sydney

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
ResMed
Address
Country

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 0 0
Klaus Schindhelm, BE PhD
Address 0 0
Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia and Applied Research, ResMed Ltd Sydney Australia
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 0 0
Address 0 0
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for scientific queries

No information has been provided regarding IPD availability


What supporting documents are/will be available?

No Supporting Document Provided



Results publications and other study-related documents

No documents have been uploaded by study researchers.

Results not provided in https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02255539