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Addressing Sleep Apnea Post-Stroke/TIA
Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
Summary
Effectively identifying and treating risk factors for ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) is important to patients, their family members, and healthcare systems. While obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a known risk factor for stroke and TIA that is present in more than 70% of stroke/TIA survivors, testing for OSA is infrequently performed for patients and within healthcare systems. The Addressing Sleep Apnea Post-Stroke/TIA (ASAP) study intends to improve rates of guideline-recommended OSA testing and treatment through local quality improvement initiatives (QI) conducted within and across 6 VA Medical Centers. ASAP will also determine the impact of these local QI initiatives on rates of OSA diagnosis, OSA treatment, recurrent vascular events, and hospital readmissions.
Official title: Addressing Sleep Apnea Post-Stroke (ASAP)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
6
Start Date
2020-04-02
Completion Date
2024-07-31
Last Updated
2024-04-12
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
ASAP Intervention Quality Improvement Protocol
The intervention program includes: (1) a systems redesign Virtual Collaborative, and; (2) data monitoring and is designed to aid each of the 6 participating VAMCs in developing, implementing, and evaluating the implementation of an acute OSA testing and treatment protocol for ischemic stroke/TIA patients. The sites will choose a diagnostic strategy (i.e., unattended polysomnography \[PSG\]/home sleep test \[HST\], in-laboratory PSG, direct to auto-titrating \[auto\]-PAP) and a therapeutic strategy (i.e., in-laboratory PAP titration, auto-PAP). The intervention will employ 3 implementation strategies: (1) local adaptation; (2) external facilitation, and; (3) audit and feedback.
Locations (2)
VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT
West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States