Table 14: Device compliance in RCTs of oral appliances.
| Study | Mean time (hours) device worn per night | Mean nights device worn per week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAS vs. Placebo | MAS | Placebo | MAS | Placebo |
| Petri, 2008 (8) | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Blanco, 2005 (9) | 7.7 SD 0.5 | 6.5 SD 1.4 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Barnes, 2004* (10) | 5.5 SD 0.3 | Not reported | 5.3 SD 0.3 | Not reported |
| Gotsopoulos, 2004 (11) | 6.7 SD 0.1 | 6.7 SD 0.1 | 97% of nights | 96% of nights |
| Johnston, 2002 (14) | 79% used MAS ≥4 hours/night |
Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Mehta, 2001 (15) | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| MAS vs. CPAP | MAS | CPAP | MAS | CPAP |
| Hoekema, 2008 (17) | 6.9 SD 1.0 | 6.5 SD 1.6 | 6.7 SD 1.0 | 6.7 SD 0.8 |
| Lam, 2007 (20) | 6.4 SD 2.0 | 4.2 SD 1.0 | 5.2 SD 3.0 | 4.4 SD 1.0 |
| Barnes, 2004 (10) | 5.5 SD 0.3 | 3.6 SD 0.3 | 5.3 SD 0.3 | 4.2 SD 0.3 |
| Engleman et al. 2002 (21) | 21% reported >3 hours/night |
27% reported >3 hours/night |
Not reported | Not reported |
| Randerath et al. 2002 (22) | 33% reported >8 hours/night 53% 6−7 hours 7% 4−5 hours |
9% reported >8 hours/night 27% 6−7 hours 64% 4−5 hours |
Not reported | Not reported |
| Tan et al. 2002 (23) | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ferguson et al. 1997 (24) | ~96% used MAS >75% of the night† |
~78% used CPAP >75% of the night† |
~92% used MAS >75% of nights† |
~75% used CPAP >75% of nights† |
| Ferguson et al. 1996 (25) | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| MAS vs. surgery | MAS | Surgery | MAS | Surgery |
| Walker-Engstrom, 2002 (26) | Not reported | N/A | 6.1 SD not reported | N/A |
| TRD | TRD | Placebo | TRD | Placebo |
| Deane et al. 2009 (in press) (31) | 27% used the device every night for ≥6 hours |
MAS: 82% used the device every night for ≥6 hours |
Not reported | Not reported |
| Dort et al. 2008(32) | 6.7 SD 1.4 | 6.4 SD 1.7 | Not reported | Not reported |