Table 11: Outcomes of RCTs comparing tongue repositioning devices to MAS for the treatment of OSA.
| Study | Type of study | TRD | AHI (h) | Mean Difference |
TRD | ESS | Mean Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAS | MAS | ||||||
| Deane, 2009 (in press) (31) | Crossover study | 13.2 (SD 10.8) |
11.7 (SD 8.9) |
1.5 P=0.62* |
5.9 (SD 4.6) |
3.5 (SD 2.4) |
2.4 P=0.04* |
Note: AHI, apnea hypopnea index; ESS, Epworth Sleepiness Scale; MAS, mandibular advancement splint; SD, standard deviation; TRD, tongue repositioning device
*
Medical Advisory Secretariat calculation based on summary data.