Use of an antisupine device in the management of positional OSA

The effectiveness of controlled sleep position versus nCPAP in the management of positional obstructive sleep apnoea.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12605000326695

Enrollment

Registered

2005-09-07

Start date

2005-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

A thoracic antisupine device with novel design features will be worn during sleep. At the end of one month a home-based overnight sleep study with the device in situ will be performed. After a one week washout, followed by a month on nCPAP the study will be repeated.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Crossover

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Adults with positional obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) with at least 10% of sleep in supine and apnoea hypopnoea index (AHI) twice as much in supine and non supine.

Exclusion criteria

Other co-morbidities interefering with sleep.

Outcome results