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Our study aims to test the hypothesis that therapeutic patient education <jats:bold>(TPE)<\/jats:bold> combined with augmented clinical support <jats:bold>(ACS)<\/jats:bold> at CPAP initiation would improve CPAP adherence and treatment outcomes compared to usual care.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec025\">\n<jats:title>Patients and methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>We will perform a prospective, randomized, controlled, parallel-group trial including 60 adult patients newly diagnosed with severe OSAHS. Each patient will be randomly assigned to either the TPE group or the usual care group and then scheduled to start CPAP therapy within 1\u20132 weeks after the nocturnal polygraph recording. For the TPE group, CPAP initiation will be performed at the hospital during a 3-hour educational session that will include 4 workshops entitled: \u201cWhat\u2019s OSAHS\u201d, \u201cCPAP machine: what is it? How does it work? 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Our secondary outcome is functional status at the 6-month follow-up, which included snoring, nasal obstruction symptoms, subjective quality of life, fatigue, emotional status, cognitive function, insomnia and excessive daytime sleepiness <jats:bold>(EDS)<\/jats:bold>.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec026\">\n<jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>We designed this original protocol by combining TPE with ACS. 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