About this trial
Pressure Match (The APAP Min-Max tool) is a software-based clinical decision-support tool, developed using a causal-inference modelling approach based on data from thousands of OSA patients. The model takes as inputs from patient variables (e.g., baseline AHI, gender, weight/BMI, mask interface type), and outputs recommended AutoSet minimum and maximum pressure settings (cmH₂O) tailored for that patient phenotype.
The intended clinical role of the Pressure Match tool is to assist the clinician's choice of AutoSet pressure range when initiating CPAP therapy, with the goal of reducing clinician time/effort in manual titration and follow-up adjustments without compromising safety, efficacy or patient satisfaction.
The purpose of this trial is to test Pressure Match in a clinical trial setting, to demonstrate non-inferiority against standard APAP settings.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients willing to give written informed consent
Patients who can read and comprehend English
Patients who are ≥ 18 years of age
Patients newly diagnosed with OSA (AHI ≥ 5) and indicated for CPAP therapy.
Disqualifiers
Patients who have previously used PAP therapy
Patients who require a bilevel device
Patients who are or may be pregnant
Patients with a preexisting lung disease/ condition that would predispose them to pneumothorax (for example: COPD, lung cancer; fibrosis of the lungs; recent (< 2years) case of pneumonia or lung infection; lung injury
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- CPAP with min-max recommender tool
- CPAP with default settings