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Validity of a Vibrating Postural Device for the Treatment of Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea (Postural)

A study testing Group C-Postural device activated, Group B-Postural device no activated and Group A-General Recommendation in people with OSA, run by Hospital Universitario Araba at 1 site in Spain.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The objective of the study is validity of the effectiveness of a vibrating postural device in reduce the respiratory events (Apnea-Hypopnea Index-AHI) in patients with positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
OSA
What is being tested?
Group C-Postural device activated, Group B-Postural device no activated and Group A-General Recommendation
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
128 participants
Where
1 siteSpain
Study dates
1 Sep 2015to 27 Jul 2018
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Men and women ≥ 18 years old with diagnosis of positional OSA by PSG.
  • Apnea-Hypopnea index (AHI) ≥ 5
  • Apnea-Hypopnea index (AHI) in supine position doubling AHI in not supine position
  • Time in supine position ≥ 20% total sleep time.
  • Total sleep time at least 180 minutes
  • Not received any treatment for OSA in the last four weeks before inclusion at the study (Except hygienic measures)
  • Written informed consent signed.

Who cannot join

  • Important problems of physical mobility
  • Body mass index > 40kg/m²
  • Presence of any previously diagnosed sleep disorders (narcolepsy, insomnia...) or difficulty in adopting a standard sleeping position
  • Cognitive impairment, professional driver, use dangerous machinery, workers in three shifts, pregnant women or patients with severe disease.
  • Patients with severe cardiovascular and/or respiratory comorbidity
  • Excessive daytime sleepiness, Epworth scale >12
  • Treatment with psychotropic drugs, central stimulant drugs, antidepressants, consumers of illegal drugs or consume > 80 grams of ethanol per day.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Spain1 site
  • Hospital Universitario Araba

    Vitoria-Gasteiz, Araba, 01009

Other trials in Spain

About this study

The objective of the study is validity of the effectiveness of a vibrating postural device in reduce the respiratory events (Apnea-Hypopnea Index-AHI) in patients with positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).

Read the detailed description

PURPOSE:

The objective of the study is validity of the effectiveness of a vibrating postural device in reduce the respiratory events (Apnea-Hypopnea Index-AHI) in patients with positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).

The postural device is a vibratil device of 5x3 cm and a weight of about 30 grams integrating an accelerometer, a vibration and other sensors. The device is placed on the patient's forehead and when the device detects that the patient is in the supine position for 30 seconds or more, it starts a vibration, with increasing intensity, which ceases when the patient moves to lateral.

METHODOLOGY: DESIGN: A multicenter, randomized parallel study controlled by placebo. It will include patients with diagnosis of positional OSA in the Sleep Units of the Hospital Universitario Araba and Hospital Arnau de Vilanova de Lleida. These patients will be randomized to three groups: Group A: General recommendation not sleeping in supine position; Group B: General recommendation not sleeping in supine position and the device without any activation (placebo); Group C: General recommendation not sleeping in supine position and the device activated (intervention group).

Patients will undergo a basal conventional polysomnography (PSG) and after 12 weeks of treatment. In addition all patients will be visited at 1, 4, 8 and 12 weeks.

PRIMARY OUTCOME: Validity of the effectiveness of a vibrating postural device in reduce the respiratory events in patients with positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea . SECONDARY OUTCOMES: To determine the effectiveness of the device for: 1) To reduce the time spent in supine position; 2)To maintain the quantity and the quality of sleep; 3) The side effects ; 4) Reduction of snoring; 5) Cost-effectiveness analysis.

Conditions
OSA
Being tested
Group C-Postural device activated, Group B-Postural device no activated, Group A-General Recommendation
Keywords
Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Postural Device, Treatment

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Group C-Postural device activatedDevice

    Also called Intervention

    General recommendation not sleeping in supine position and the postural device activated (intervention group).

  • Group B-Postural device no activatedDevice

    Also called Placebo

    General recommendation not sleeping in supine position and the postural device without any activation (placebo)

  • Group A-General RecommendationBehavioural

    Also called Control

    General recommendation not sleeping in supine position

Study groups in NCT03336515
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group A-General RecommendationOtherGeneral recommendation not sleeping in supine position without the postural device
Receives: Behavioral: Group A-General Recommendation
Group B-Postural device no activatedPlacebo comparatorGeneral recommendation not sleeping in supine position and the postural device without any activation (placebo)
Receives: Device: Group B-Postural device no activated
Group C-Postural device activatedExperimentalGeneral recommendation not sleeping in supine position and the postural device activated (intervention group).
Receives: Device: Group C-Postural device activated

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI)

    The effectiveness of the treatment will be measured by polysomnography (PSG), comparing the results of the basal PSG with the results of the final PSG (3 month), based on the results of the apnea hypopnea index (AHI).

    Measured: three month

Secondary outcomes (8)
  1. Reduce the time spent in supine position

    To determine the effectiveness of the device for to reduce the time spent in supine position, measured by polysomnography, comparing the results of the basal PSG with the results of the final PSG (3 month).

    Measured: three month

  2. Maintain the quantity and the quality of sleep

    To determine the effectiveness of the device for to maintain the quantity and the quality of sleep, measured by polysomnography (PSG).

    Measured: three month

  3. Side effects

    To determine the side effects.

    Measured: three month

  4. Reduction of snoring

    To determine the effectiveness of the device for the reduction of snoring, measured by polysomnography (PSG).

    Measured: three month

  5. Epworth Sleepiness Scale

    The Epworth Sleepiness Scale score (the sum of 8 items score, 0-3) can range from 0 to 24. Scores of 11-24 represent increasing levels of excessive daytime sleepiness.

    Measured: at baseline and at three month of follow-up

  6. Blood pressure

    Blood pressure measurements: systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure.

    Measured: three month

  7. Anthropometric variables (Body mass index)

    Body mass index

    Measured: three month

  8. Quality of life (EuroQOL test)

    Evaluate by EuroQOL test, is a standardised measure of health status. Description of the state of health in five dimensions (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression), each of wich is defined with three levels of severity, as measured by a Likert scale type(no problems, some problems and many problems or inability to activity).

    Measured: at baseline and at three month of follow-up

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Nov 2017
  2. Study start1 Sep 2015
  3. Primary completion27 Apr 2018
  4. Study completion27 Jul 2018

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
128 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03336515
Sponsor's protocol ID
2014142
Acronym
POSTURAL
Status last verified
Oct 2019
First submitted
1 Dec 2015
Last updated
3 Oct 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Duran J, Esnaola S, Rubio R, Iztueta A. Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea and related clinical features in a population-based sample of subjects aged 30 to 70 yr. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2001 Mar;163(3 Pt 1):685-9. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.163.3.2005065.

    PubMed 11254524
  • Young T, Palta M, Dempsey J, Skatrud J, Weber S, Badr S. The occurrence of sleep-disordered breathing among middle-aged adults. N Engl J Med. 1993 Apr 29;328(17):1230-5. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199304293281704.

    PubMed 8464434
  • Duran-Cantolla J, Mar J, de La Torre Munecas G, Rubio Aramendi R, Guerra L. [The availability in Spanish public hospitals of resources for diagnosing and treating sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome]. Arch Bronconeumol. 2004 Jun;40(6):259-67. doi: 10.1016/s1579-2129(06)70096-9. Spanish.

    PubMed 15161592
  • Cartwright RD. Effect of sleep position on sleep apnea severity. Sleep. 1984;7(2):110-4. doi: 10.1093/sleep/7.2.110.

    PubMed 6740055
  • Oksenberg A, Silverberg DS, Arons E, Radwan H. Positional vs nonpositional obstructive sleep apnea patients: anthropomorphic, nocturnal polysomnographic, and multiple sleep latency test data. Chest. 1997 Sep;112(3):629-39. doi: 10.1378/chest.112.3.629.

    PubMed 9315794
  • Cartwright RD, Lloyd S, Lilie J, Kravitz H. Sleep position training as treatment for sleep apnea syndrome: a preliminary study. Sleep. 1985;8(2):87-94. doi: 10.1093/sleep/8.2.87.

    PubMed 4012159
  • Jokic R, Klimaszewski A, Crossley M, Sridhar G, Fitzpatrick MF. Positional treatment vs continuous positive airway pressure in patients with positional obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Chest. 1999 Mar;115(3):771-81. doi: 10.1378/chest.115.3.771.

    PubMed 10084491
  • van Maanen JP, Richard W, Van Kesteren ER, Ravesloot MJ, Laman DM, Hilgevoord AA, de Vries N. Evaluation of a new simple treatment for positional sleep apnoea patients. J Sleep Res. 2012 Jun;21(3):322-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00974.x. Epub 2011 Oct 22.

    PubMed 22017727
  • Ravesloot MJ, van Maanen JP, Dun L, de Vries N. The undervalued potential of positional therapy in position-dependent snoring and obstructive sleep apnea-a review of the literature. Sleep Breath. 2013 Mar;17(1):39-49. doi: 10.1007/s11325-012-0683-5. Epub 2012 Mar 24.

    PubMed 22441662
  • Hidalgo-Armas L, Ingles S, Vaca R, Cordero-Guevara J, Duran-Carro J, Ullate J, Rigau J, Duran-Cantolla J; Spanish Sleep Network. Patient compliance and satisfaction with a new forehead device for positional obstructive sleep apnoea treatment: a post hoc analysis of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2023 Jun;10(1):e001503. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2022-001503.

    PubMed 37349132
  • Hidalgo Armas L, Ingles S, Vaca R, Cordero-Guevara J, Duran Carro J, Ullate J, Barbe F, Duran-Cantolla J; Spanish Sleep Network. New forehead device in positional obstructive sleep apnoea: a randomised clinical trial. Thorax. 2021 Sep;76(9):930-938. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216167. Epub 2021 Apr 22.

    PubMed 33888576

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Group C-Postural device activated, Group B-Postural device no activated and Group A-General Recommendation in people with OSA, run by Hospital Universitario Araba at 1 site in Spain.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Oct 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Spain. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) (time frame: three month). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03336515, which also lists 11 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 3 Oct 2019.

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