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Effects of Head Elevation by a Bed on Sleep-disordered Breathing

NCT01785199 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2013-10-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Sleep is known to be a dynamic state of consciousness that is characterized by rapid fluctuations in autonomic activity as well as changes in body postures. Body postures during sleep influence the severity of sleep-disordered breathing because a supine position is associated with an increase in upper airway collapsibility and thus an increase in frequency and duration of snoring and apnea. Use of an adjustable bed to elevate patients' head might improve those conditions. The purpose of the present study is to determine whether use of an automatic adjustable bed is associated with reducing sleep-disordered breathing in patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to upper airway problems.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Head elevation by an automatic adjustable bed

The automatic device is initiated when the patient suffers from apnea ≥ 10 seconds, which is detected by an ultra-wideband (UWB) sensor placed under the bed. The head will be slightly elevated at an angle of 10 degrees lasting 10 seconds and then be put down softly.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Seda Chemical Products Co., Ltd.

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Mackay Memorial Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ching-Lung Liu, MD · Sleep Center, Mackay Memorial Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-10-31
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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