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NCT03061071
The POSAtive Study: Study for the Treatment of Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea
NA trial testing NightBalance Sleep Position Trainer (SPT) in Sleep Apnea Syndromes in 117 participants. Completed in 12 July 2018.
12 July 2018
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | NightBalance |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | crossover |
| Masking | single |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 117 |
| Start date | 1 March 2017 |
| Primary completion | 12 July 2018 |
| Estimated completion | 12 July 2018 |
| Sites | 11 locations across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- NightBalance Sleep Position Trainer (SPT)
- Automated Adjusting Positive Airway Pressure (APAP)
Conditions studied
- Sleep Apnea Syndromes — all drugs for Sleep Apnea Syndromes →
Sponsor
NightBalance
Who can join
Adults 20 to 80, any sex, with Sleep Apnea Syndromes. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
This study is a prospective, multi-center, randomized crossover of the NightBalance SPT compared to APAP for the treatment of Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea (POSA).
Publications & conference data
4 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Positional therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea.
Srijithesh PR, Aghoram R, Goel A, Dhanya J. · · 2019 · cited 40× · PMID 31041813 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd010990.pub2 -
NightBalance Sleep Position Treatment Device Versus Auto-Adjusting Positive Airway Pressure for Treatment of Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Berry RB, Uhles ML, Abaluck BK, Winslow DH, et al · · 2019 · cited 26× · PMID 31383231 · DOI 10.5664/jcsm.7868 -
Comparing treatment effects of a convenient vibratory positional device to CPAP in positional OSA: a crossover randomised controlled trial.
Mok Y, Tan A, Hsu PP, Seow A, et al · · 2020 · cited 19× · PMID 31896735 · DOI 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-213547 -
Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS) Clinical Practice Guidelines 2020.
Akashiba T, Inoue Y, Uchimura N, Ohi M, et al · · 2022 · cited 15× · PMID 38469064 · DOI 10.1007/s41105-021-00353-6
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- PubMed search for NCT03061071
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03061071 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by NightBalance
- Last refreshed: 21 August 2018
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