Effort-based Decision-making and CPAP Adherence

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) treatment: Treatment of Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome with CPAP

Study summary

Obstructive sleep apnoea is the most common sleep disorder in general population, and is often associated with cognitive deficit, mood disorders, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, excessive daytime somnolence, nicturia and an increased cardiovascular and metabolic risk. The gold standard of treatment is Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), but the adherence is often poor. The aim of our study is to investigate the effort based-decision making in patients with OSA, pre and post CPAP treatment, as a possible cause of poor adherence.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Memory — Change will be assesd before starting CPAP and after six months of CPAP treatment
  Short and Long-term memory will be assessed with Digit span and California verbal learning test
• Executive Function — Change will be assesd before starting CPAPT and after six months of CPAP treatment
  attentional and executive functioning will be assessed with Test of Attentional Performance (TAP)
• Planning — Change will be assesd before starting CPAPT and after six months of CPAP treatment
  Planning will be assessed with Tower of London
• Response inhibition — Change will be assesd before starting CPAPT and after six months of CPAP treatment
  Will be assessed with Test Go-nogo
• Efforth decision making — Change will be assesd before starting CPAPT and after six months of CPAP treatment
  Will be assesses with Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP)

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