NightBalance sleep position treatment device versus auto-adjusting positive airway pressure for treatment of positional obstructive sleep apnea

RB Berry, ML Uhles, BK Abaluck… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: Compare treatment efficacy and objective adherence between the
NightBalance sleep position treatment (SPT) device and auto-adjusting positive airway …

Efficacy of sleep position modification to treat positional obstructive sleep apnea

M Jackson, A Collins, D Berlowitz, M Howard… - Sleep medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective/Background To assess the feasibility and efficacy of sleep position
modification in preventing supine sleep and improving sleep-disordered breathing and …

Efficacy of the new generation of devices for positional therapy for patients with positional obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review of the literature and meta …

MJL Ravesloot, D White, R Heinzer… - Journal of clinical …, 2017 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: In approximately 56% to 75% of patients with obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA), the frequency and duration of apneas are influenced by body position. This is …

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

RC Heinzer, C Pellaton, V Rey, AO Rossetti, G Lecciso… - Sleep medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Positional therapy that prevents patients from sleeping supine has been
used for many years to manage positional obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However …

Comparison of positional therapy versus continuous positive airway pressure in patients with positional obstructive sleep apnea: a meta-analysis of randomized trials

SCN Ha, HW Hirai, KKF Tsoi - Sleep medicine reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), caused by the obstruction of the upper airway,
is the most common type of sleep apnea. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and …

Usage of positional therapy in adults with obstructive sleep apnea

GE De Vries, A Hoekema, MHJ Doff… - Journal of Clinical …, 2015 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: Many positional therapy (PT) strategies are available for treating positional
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). PT is primarily supplied to selected patients as a secondary …

Comparing treatment effects of a convenient vibratory positional device to CPAP in positional OSA: a crossover randomised controlled trial

Y Mok, A Tan, PP Hsu, A Seow, YH Chan, HS Wong… - Thorax, 2020 - thorax.bmj.com
Objectives Up to 77% of patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) have positional OSA
(POSA) but traditional positional therapy (PT) methods have failed as they were poorly …

Durability of treatment effects of the Sleep Position Trainer versus oral appliance therapy in positional OSA: 12-month follow-up of a randomized controlled trial

MHT de Ruiter, LBL Benoist, N De Vries… - Sleep and Breathing, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose The Sleep Position Trainer (SPT) is a new option for treating patients with
positional obstructive sleep apnea (POSA). This study investigated long-term efficacy …

The sleep position trainer: a new treatment for positional obstructive sleep apnoea

JP van Maanen, KAW Meester, LN Dun… - Sleep and …, 2013 - Springer
Background Positional obstructive sleep apnoea (POSA), defined as a supine apnoea–
hypopnoea index (AHI) twice or more as compared to the AHI in the other positions, occurs …

Positional treatment vs continuous positive airway pressure in patients with positional obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

R Jokic, A Klimaszewski, M Crossley, G Sridhar… - Chest, 1999 - Elsevier
Objectives The aim of this study was to compare the relative efficacy of continuous positive
airway pressure (CPAP) and positional treatment in the management of positional …