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Digital Technology for Sleep and Homelessness
Sponsor: University Health Network, Toronto
Summary
In Canada, 35,000 people are experiencing homelessness on any night. Compared to the general population, people experiencing homelessness (PEH) sleep less and experience increased daytime fatigue. A common sleep disorder and treatable cause of morbidity and low quality of life is sleep apnea. High prevalence of chronic comorbid disorders of sleep apnea in PEH suggest high prevalence of sleep apnea, but the rate of sleep apnea treatment in PEH is very low. Also, in PEH, individual and systemic barriers lead to a high rate of underdiagnosed and untreated sleep apnea. Mortality is higher in PEH than the general population, and sleep apnea remains a potential silent cause of morbidity and low quality of life in PEH. Our goal is to diagnose and treat sleep apnea in people living in shelters and to examine the effect of patient-centered treatment on their quality of life.
Official title: Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea in Shelter Residents
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
100
Start Date
2021-10-20
Completion Date
2025-10
Last Updated
2024-10-01
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Portable Polysomnography
Research assistants set up the portable polysomnography (Prodigy) for the overnight sleep study.
Treatment
Based on the decision aid, patient preference, and CADTH recommendations, the sleep physicians will recommend the participant to use Auto-CPAP or MAD for six months.
Questionnaires
Participants will complete eleven questionnaires: Stop-Bang, Insomnia severity index, Epworth sleepiness score (ESS), quality of life (FOSQ-10), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Chalder Fatigue Scale (CFQ), primary care post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) scale (PC-PTSD-5), Asthma control questionnaire (ACQ), OHIP-14, and Participant demographics. The RA will help the participants complete the questionnaires (\~one and a half hours in total).
Locations (2)
Dixon Hall
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Fred Victor
Toronto, Ontario, Canada