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| Title |
Auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea after acute quadriplegia (COSAQ): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
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| Published in |
Trials, June 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6215-14-181 |
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| Authors |
David J Berlowitz, Najib Ayas, Maree Barnes, Douglas J Brown, Peter A Cistulli, Tim Geraghty, Alison Graham, Gerard A Kennedy, Bonsan Bonne Lee, Meg Morris, Fergal O’Donoghue, Peter D Rochford, Jack Ross, Balraj Singhal, Jo Spong, Brooke Wadsworth, Robert J Pierce |
| Abstract |
Quadriplegia is a severe, catastrophic injury that predominantly affects people early in life, resulting in lifelong physical disability. Obstructive sleep apnoea is a direct consequence of quadriplegia and is associated with neurocognitive deficits, sleepiness and reduced quality of life. The usual treatment for sleep apnoea is nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP); however, this is poorly tolerated in quadriplegia. To encourage patients to use this therapy, we have to demonstrate that the benefits outweigh the inconvenience. We therefore propose a prospective, multinational randomized controlled trial of three months of CPAP for obstructive sleep apnoea after acute quadriplegia. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Egypt | 1 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 93 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 91 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 18 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 17% |
| Researcher | 7 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 6% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 19 | 20% |
| Unknown | 21 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 34 | 37% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 17 | 18% |
| Psychology | 6 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 5% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 7 | 8% |
| Unknown | 22 | 24% |