Long-Term Objective Adherence to Mandibular Advancement Device Therapy Versus Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Patients With Moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

Comparable health effects of mandibular advancement device (MAD) and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy have been attributed to higher adherence with MAD compared with CPAP therapy. The objective of this study was to make a direct comparison of the objective adherence between MAD and CPAP in patients with moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Methods

Adherence was monitored for 12 months in 59 patients with moderate OSA (apnea-hypopnea index 15-30 events/h) as part of a randomized controlled trial. Objective adherence with MAD was assessed using the TheraMon microsensor. Objective adherence with CPAP was assessed using the built-in registration software with readout on SD card. Self-reported adherence with both therapies was assessed using

SUBMITTER: de Vries GE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6853388 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature