Natives Engaged in Alzheimer’s Research (NEAR) Research Project 3 (RP3): Cognition After Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Native American People (CATNAP)

Status: Current

Grant Start: 08/01/2021

Grant End: 04/30/2026

CATNAP

Cognition After OSA Treatment Among Native American People (CATNAP) is a multi-phase study which seeks to estimate the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and its effect on cognition among American Indian Elders, followed by the development and testing of a culturally tailored motivational interviewing intervention to improve adherence to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy, the gold standard treatment for OSA. This study is providing participants with access to at-home obstructive sleep apnea testing, instead of traditional, in-office, overnight testing, which can be costly and burdensome.

Helpful Links

SOUTH DAKOTA
  • Cheyenne River Sioux and Oglala Sioux Tribes Elders 50 years of age and older will soon be invited to participate in an observational study to estimate the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea with American Indian people who live on a reservation.
  • Shortly after, Cheyenne River Sioux and Oglala Sioux Tribes Elders 50 years of age and older who have been prescribed a continuous positive airway pressure machine to treat obstructive sleep apnea will be invited to learn ways to better use their device on a nightly basis.

Partners

  • Missouri Breaks Industries Research Inc. (MBIRI)

Funding Sponsors

  • Federal - National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Communities Involved

  • Tribal communities

Study Type

  • Randomized controlled trial
  • Observational study
  • Population based sample
  • Random sample
  • Intervention
  • Survey
  • Community based participatory research
  • Quanititative Research
  • Mixed methods
  • Qualitative research

Study Characteristics

  • Ages 50 plus

IREACH Programs

Team Member(s)

Heath Research Initiatives

  • American Indian and Alaska Native

Focus Areas

  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Health disparities
  • Obstructive sleep apnea

Associated Projects