Positional therapy for obstructive sleep apnea: an objective measurement of efficacy and patients’ usage at home.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Positional sleep apnea. i.e. sleep apnea occuring mainly in supine position; Respiratory - Sleep apnoea

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611000056998
• Lead Sponsor: ausanne University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-01-17
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

Positional sleep apnoea
Intolerance to other treatments such as CPAP or mandibular advancement device

Exclusion Criteria

Intolerance to the positional device during the test night

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umber of nights (during the 3 months observation period) and the number of hours per night the device is used (according to the movement sensor inserted inside the positional device)[3 months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Efficacy of the device as measured by apnea hypopnea index (number of apnea + hypopnea per hour of sleep) at the end of the 3 months follow-up[3 months]