Upper Airway Stimulation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Durability of the Treatment Effect at 18 Months.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the stability of improvement in polysomnographic measures of sleep disordered breathing, patient reported outcomes, the durability of hypoglossal nerve recruitment and safety at 18 months in the Stimulation Treatment for Apnea Reduction (STAR) trial participants.

Design

Prospective multicenter single group trial with participants serving as their own controls.

Setting

Twenty-two community and academic sleep medicine and otolaryngology practices.

Measurements

Primary outcome measures were the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and the 4% oxygen desaturation index (ODI). Secondary outcome measures were the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), the Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ), and oxygen saturation percent time < 90% during sleep. St

SUBMITTER: Strollo PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4576333 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature