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CompletedNCT02032706Updated Apr 1, 2016Results posted

Validation of Safety and Efficacy for Night Shift Therapy

An interventional study of Deliver therapy when the supine position is detected in Obstructive Sleep Apnea, sponsored by Advanced Brain Monitoring, Inc.. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-04-01.

Sponsored by Advanced Brain Monitoring, Inc. · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
36
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the accuracy of Night Shift in the detection of supine sleep and efficacy of vibro-tactile feedback in restricting supine sleep.

Read the detailed description

The protocol is designed to first evaluate the accuracy of supine vs. non-supine detection in 15 subjects (hereafter referred to as study 1). In study 2, patients who had completed a baseline polysomnography (PSG) with a minimum of four hours of sleep time were to wear the Night Shift for two nights without feedback to confirm their willingness to continue with the study, followed by 28 nights of vibro-tactile position therapy. A follow-up PSG was to be conducted as soon as possible to the completion of the 28-nights of treatment. During enrollment subjects were to complete pre-treatment questionnaires designed to measure daytime sleepiness, insomnia severity, depression, anxiety, and quality of life. The same instruments were completed post-treatment on the morning after the 28th night of treatment. Subjects completed daily logs to confirm device utilization and identify potential non-device related factors that could influence study completion.

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Conditions studied

  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Keywords

  • obstructive sleep apnea
  • position therapy
  • snoring
  • positional
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In context

Sleep Apnea Syndromes

2,162 studies on the registry are indexed under Sleep Apnea Syndromes; 290 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 36 is below the median of 53 across 1,386 interventional studies indexed under Sleep Apnea Syndromes.

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Lead sponsor

Advanced Brain Monitoring, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

The inclusion criteria are:

  • be between the age of 18 and 75 years,
  • have been diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) during polysomnography at a designated sleep center within 4 months of their enrollment,
  • have not received treatment with any OSA therapy for more than 3 days within the past month,
  • have an overall Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) > 10 and hypopneas requiring >3% oxygen desaturation,
  • having a non-supine Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) \< 15 if Continuous Positive Airway Pressure has not been attempted,
  • have a overall AHI divided by the non-supine AHI > 1.5,
  • had an Epworth Sleepiness Score of 5 or more at the time of diagnosis and at the start of therapy,
  • Change in weight of no more than 5 pounds since the diagnostic PSG
  • access to a computer and the Internet
  • sleep is sometime between 8 P.M. to 9 A.M. Monday through Friday in the same bed

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Neck, back or should pain which would impact ability to sleep laterally each night
  • Body mass index > 35
  • suffering from neurological disorders which result in ticks or tremors
  • diagnosed with congestive heart failure or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • suffered from a stroke within the previous 12 months
  • taking or planning to take narcotic medications
  • unfamiliar with use of internet browsers
  • travel (i.e., foreign or cruise ship) which would limit internet or mail access
  • planned medical procedures (e.g., surgery) which would limit device use during the scheduled 30-day study period or introduce the need for narcotic pain medications
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
36 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Positional feedback

    Deliver therapy when the supine position is detected

    Device: Deliver therapy when the supine position is detected

Interventions

  • DeviceDeliver therapy when the supine position is detected

    Application of vibrotactile feedback to the neck when the supine position is detected

    Also known as: Night Shift

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants Who Completed the Study at 4 Weeks Without Adverse Events

    Assess the potential for adverse events by evaluating whether more than 20% of participants chose to terminate the study prior to completing 4 weeks of therapy.

    Time frame: Four weeks

  2. Evaluate Efficacy Based on a Change in Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Severity as a Result of Therapy

    Determine the percentage of participants that exhibited at least a 50% reduction in OSA severity measured by AHI after 4 weeks of therapy.

    Time frame: 30-days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Confirmation That Night Shift Accurately Detects Supine Position

    Compute the percentage of participants at baseline and at followup in which the Night Shift's measurement of the supine position was within+/- 5% of the percent time supine by video recordings plus chest sensor (gold standard).

    Time frame: baseline and 4-weeks later at follow up

  2. Evaluate Whether Night Shift Disrupts Sleep Such That Users Are Non-compliant

    Measure the percentage of nights across the 4 weeks of therapy the Night Shift was worn for a minimum of 5.5 hours/night or the length of time in bed by each participant.

    Time frame: four weeks

  3. Evaluate Whether Patients Adapt and Sleep Through the Position Therapy Feedback

    Evaluate the percent time supine across four weeks of use and confirm that participants average less than 15% time supine across the four weeks of home use

    Time frame: four weeks

  4. Evaluate Efficacy by Confirming Position Therapy Reduces Daytime Somnolence in Patients With Positional OSA

    The percentage of compliant participants who show an improved Epworth Sleepiness Score of \>= 2 after 4 weeks of therapy when compared to the baseline score. Epworth scores range from 0 (no daytime somnolence) to 21 being extreme somnolence. A difference of 2 or more indicates some positive benefit from therapy.

    Time frame: baseline and followup

  5. Evaluate Impact of Positional Therapy on Quality of Life Scores

    Compare the Functional Outcomes of Sleep (FOSQ) scores obtained at baseline and compare to results after 4 weeks of therapy to determine the percentage of compliant participants who demonstrate \>2 point improvement. The FOSQ includes thirty questions with numerically scaled responses which are totaled with an overall score of 1 identifying the most impaired and 120 identifying the least impaired.

    Time frame: four weeks

  6. Assess the Accuracy of Night Shift's Detection of Sleep vs. Wake

    Compare the epochs staged wake and sleep by the reference standard (polysomnography) to the epochs staged wake and sleep by Night Shift to determine the sleep (sensitivity) and wake (specificity) classification accuracy.

    Time frame: baseline and follow-up

  7. Assess the Accuracy of Night Shift's Measurement of Total Sleep Time

    Compared the Total Sleep Time (TST) from polysomnography to the Night Shift TST to tally the number of records with differences outside the range (151 to -129) defined by the predicate device.

    Time frame: one night

  8. Assess the Accuracy of Night Shift Measurement of Sleep Efficiency

    Compare Sleep Efficiency (SE) obtained from PSG and compared to the Night Shift SE to determine if outliers are within the range (19.1 to -17.2%) defined by the predicate device

    Time frame: one night

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Results

Posted Mar 2, 2016

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestonePositional Feedback
Started36
Completed30
Not completed6
Withdrew: Did not qualify5
Withdrew: Protocol violation1

Outcome measures

PrimaryPercentage of Participants Who Completed the Study at 4 Weeks Without Adverse Events

Assess the potential for adverse events by evaluating whether more than 20% of participants chose to terminate the study prior to completing 4 weeks of therapy.

Time frame:
Four weeks
Reported as:
Number · Percentage of participants
Percentage of Participants Who Completed the Study at 4 Weeks Without Adverse Events
Percentage of participantsPositional Feedback
Percentage of Participants Who Completed the Study at 4 Weeks Without Adverse Events100
PrimaryEvaluate Efficacy Based on a Change in Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Severity as a Result of Therapy

Determine the percentage of participants that exhibited at least a 50% reduction in OSA severity measured by AHI after 4 weeks of therapy.

Time frame:
30-days
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Evaluate Efficacy Based on a Change in Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Severity as a Result of Therapy
percentage of participantsPositional Feedback
Evaluate Efficacy Based on a Change in Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Severity as a Result of Therapy83
SecondaryConfirmation That Night Shift Accurately Detects Supine Position

Compute the percentage of participants at baseline and at followup in which the Night Shift's measurement of the supine position was within+/- 5% of the percent time supine by video recordings plus chest sensor (gold standard).

Time frame:
baseline and 4-weeks later at follow up
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Confirmation That Night Shift Accurately Detects Supine Position
percentage of participantsPositional Feedback
Baseline accuracy n=3591
Followup accuracy n=3093
SecondaryEvaluate Whether Night Shift Disrupts Sleep Such That Users Are Non-compliant

Measure the percentage of nights across the 4 weeks of therapy the Night Shift was worn for a minimum of 5.5 hours/night or the length of time in bed by each participant.

Time frame:
four weeks
Reported as:
Median · Percent of nights
Evaluate Whether Night Shift Disrupts Sleep Such That Users Are Non-compliant
Percent of nightsPositional Feedback
Evaluate Whether Night Shift Disrupts Sleep Such That Users Are Non-compliant96 (71 to 100)
SecondaryEvaluate Whether Patients Adapt and Sleep Through the Position Therapy Feedback

Evaluate the percent time supine across four weeks of use and confirm that participants average less than 15% time supine across the four weeks of home use

Time frame:
four weeks
Reported as:
Number · % participants averaged < 15% supine
Evaluate Whether Patients Adapt and Sleep Through the Position Therapy Feedback
% participants averaged < 15% supinePositional Feedback
Evaluate Whether Patients Adapt and Sleep Through the Position Therapy Feedback97
SecondaryEvaluate Efficacy by Confirming Position Therapy Reduces Daytime Somnolence in Patients With Positional OSA

The percentage of compliant participants who show an improved Epworth Sleepiness Score of \>= 2 after 4 weeks of therapy when compared to the baseline score. Epworth scores range from 0 (no daytime somnolence) to 21 being extreme somnolence. A difference of 2 or more indicates some positive benefit from therapy.

Time frame:
baseline and followup
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Evaluate Efficacy by Confirming Position Therapy Reduces Daytime Somnolence in Patients With Positional OSA
percentage of participantsPositional Feedback
Evaluate Efficacy by Confirming Position Therapy Reduces Daytime Somnolence in Patients With Positional OSA50
SecondaryEvaluate Impact of Positional Therapy on Quality of Life Scores

Compare the Functional Outcomes of Sleep (FOSQ) scores obtained at baseline and compare to results after 4 weeks of therapy to determine the percentage of compliant participants who demonstrate \>2 point improvement. The FOSQ includes thirty questions with numerically scaled responses which are totaled with an overall score of 1 identifying the most impaired and 120 identifying the least impaired.

Time frame:
four weeks
Reported as:
Number · Percentage of participants
Evaluate Impact of Positional Therapy on Quality of Life Scores
Percentage of participantsPositional Feedback
Evaluate Impact of Positional Therapy on Quality of Life Scores57
SecondaryAssess the Accuracy of Night Shift's Detection of Sleep vs. Wake

Compare the epochs staged wake and sleep by the reference standard (polysomnography) to the epochs staged wake and sleep by Night Shift to determine the sleep (sensitivity) and wake (specificity) classification accuracy.

Time frame:
baseline and follow-up
Reported as:
Mean · percentage of epochs
Assess the Accuracy of Night Shift's Detection of Sleep vs. Wake
percentage of epochsPositional Feedback
Sensitivity sleep baseline88.7 ± 8.9
Sensitivity sleep followup91.3 ± 8.0
Specificity wake baseline55.0 ± 17.7
Specificity wake followup61.2 ± 16.5
SecondaryAssess the Accuracy of Night Shift's Measurement of Total Sleep Time

Compared the Total Sleep Time (TST) from polysomnography to the Night Shift TST to tally the number of records with differences outside the range (151 to -129) defined by the predicate device.

Time frame:
one night
Reported as:
Number · % of studies
Assess the Accuracy of Night Shift's Measurement of Total Sleep Time
% of studiesPositional Feedback
Assess the Accuracy of Night Shift's Measurement of Total Sleep Time98
SecondaryAssess the Accuracy of Night Shift Measurement of Sleep Efficiency

Compare Sleep Efficiency (SE) obtained from PSG and compared to the Night Shift SE to determine if outliers are within the range (19.1 to -17.2%) defined by the predicate device

Time frame:
one night
Reported as:
Number · % studies
Assess the Accuracy of Night Shift Measurement of Sleep Efficiency
% studiesPositional Feedback
Assess the Accuracy of Night Shift Measurement of Sleep Efficiency92

Adverse events

Collected over Throughout the study duration i.e., four weeks of use. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Positional Feedback—0/36 (0%)0/36 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

36 subjects were studied at baseline, 5 were dropped due to not meeting the required continuation criteria, 1 was dropped due to not following the protocol requirements. Follow-up PSG studies were conducted and data are available from the 30 participants who completed the study.

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Positional Feedback
Mean50 ± 9.4
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Positional Feedback
Female9
Male27
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Positional Feedback
United States36
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Study locations

1 site
  • Complete Sleep Solutions
    Murrieta, California 92563, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Levendowski DJ, Seagraves S, Popovic D, Westbrook PR. Assessment of a neck-based treatment and monitoring device for positional obstructive sleep apnea. J Clin Sleep Med. 2014 Aug 15;10(8):863-71. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.3956. PubMed 25126032 ↗
  • Levendowski DJ, Veljkovic B, Seagraves S, Westbrook PR. Capability of a neck worn device to measure sleep/wake, airway position, and differentiate benign snoring from obstructive sleep apnea. J Clin Monit Comput. 2015 Feb;29(1):53-64. doi: 10.1007/s10877-014-9569-3. Epub 2014 Mar 6. PubMed 24599632 ↗

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 1, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02032706
Lead sponsor
Advanced Brain Monitoring, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 10, 2014
Start date
Jun 2013
Primary completion
Feb 2014
Completion
Feb 2014
Results posted
Mar 2, 2016
Last update
Apr 1, 2016

Study contacts

Daniel J Levendowski, MBA
principal investigator · Advanced Brain Monitoring, Inc.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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