Robotic beds for the treatment of positional obstructive sleep apnea - A randomized cross-over pilot trial.

Journal: Sleep medicine
PMID: 40010150

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Interventions leading to avoidance of supine position and thus reducing the likelihood of upper airway collapse during sleep are a treatment approach for positional obstructive sleep apnea (POSA). The aim of this randomized cross-over trial was to assess the effect of two actuated beds (trunk-elevation and sideward-tilting) on OSA severity and sleep fragmentation in POSA.

Authors

  • Martina Mészáros
    Department of Pulmonology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
  • Alexander Breuss
    Department of Health Science and Technology, Sensory-Motor Systems Laboratory, Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Elisabeth Wilhelm
    Department of Health Science and Technology, Sensory-Motor Systems Laboratory, Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Zurich, Switzerland; Faculty of Science and Engineering, Engineering and Technology Institute, Discrete Technology & Production Automation, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Centre of Competence Sleep & Health, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Robert Riener
    Sensory-Motor Systems Lab, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Malcolm Kohler
    Department of Pulmonology and Sleep Disorders Centre, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Centre of Competence Sleep & Health, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Esther I Schwarz
    Department of Pulmonology and Sleep Disorders Centre, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Centre of Competence Sleep & Health, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Electronic address: estherirene.schwarz@usz.ch.

Keywords

External Resources

Popular Topics
Recent Journals