For your patients with positional OSA
Philips NightBalance We’re on your side

For patients with positional OSA, we’re on your side

NightBalance is a clinically proven positional obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) therapy that’s mask free and easy for your patients to use.

Studies have demonstrated greater adherence and similar efficacy in long-term symptom improvement compared with that of PAP therapy.^1,2 Built-in support tools, such as a portal and mobile app, help give you the conﬁdence of knowing your patients are getting better sleep on their side.

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Take a closer look at positional OSA

Defining positional OSA

Positional OSA has been identified in many patients with OSA⁵

Positional OSA is a speciﬁc diagnosis in which the vast majority of apneic events occur during supine sleep.³ Positional OSA is diagnosed from any sleep study in which body position is measured. 47% of OSA patients may have exclusive positional OSA.⁴

Cartwright criteria uses the following to define and diagnose positional OSA³

AHIsupine ≥ 2 x AHInon-supine

Challenges and opportunities in treating positional OSA

Nonadherence with PAP therapies ranges from
29% - 83%

Addressing challenges with many available therapies

CPAP non-adherence ranges between 29-83%, when non-adherence is defined as a mean of less than or equal to 4 hours of use per night.^6,7

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An opportunity to optimise therapy

Targeted positional OSA therapy

Traditional sleep therapies used for OSA are also typically used to treat positional OSA, despite the availability of less invasive, validated treatments that target positional sleep apnea.

Data-driven results

Available therapies for positional OSA lack data feedback that allow for tracking treatment progress.

In treating your patients with positional OSA
We're on your side with a sleep therapy that makes a difference

Proven efficacy

The AHI during PSG on NightBalance was not importantly diﬀerent from a clinical perspective to that on PAP therapy.¹

The effectiveness of NightBalance and auto-adjusting positive airway pressure was similar across the categories of AHI severity.

Significantly higher adherence

Adherence with NightBalance was signiﬁcantly higher than with PAP in patients diagnosed with positional OSA.¹

Data-driven results

Adherence and positional sleep data is accessible to you via a streaming, cloud-based system.

Backed by clinical evidence

NightBalance is supported by years of clinical studies in patients with positional OSA.

Berry, R. et al, NightBalance Sleep Position Trainer Device Versus Auto-Adjusting Positive Airway Pressure for treatment of Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, Vol. 5, No.7, 947-956

Read on aasm.org

Van Maanen et al, The sleep position trainer: a new treatment for positional obstructive sleep apnoea

Sleep and Breathing (2013) 17:771–779

Read on springer.com

Van Maanen & de Vries, Long-Term Effectiveness and Compliance of Positional Therapy with the Sleep Position Trainer

SLEEP 2014; Vol. 37, No. 7

Read on oup.com

Eijsvogel etal, Sleep Position Trainer versus Tennis Ball Technique

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2015; Vol. 11, No. 2

Read on aasm.org

Dieljtens, A promising concept of combination therapy for positional obstructive sleep apnea

Sleep Breath 2015; 19:637–644

Read on springer.com

Benoist, Positional therapy in patients with residual positional obstructive sleep apnea after upper airway surgery

Sleep Breath 2016

Read on springer.com

Benoist, A randomized, controlled trial of positional therapy versus oral appliance therapy

Sleep Medicine 2017; 34:109e117

Read on sciencedirect.com

De Ruiter, Durability of treatment effects of the SPT versus oral appliance therapy in positional OSA: 12-month follow-up

Sleep Breath 2017

Read on springer.com

Laub, A Sleep Position Trainer for positional sleep apnea: a randomized, controlled trial

Journal of Sleep Research 2017

Read on wiley.com

Better sleep with NightBalance

Exceptional comfort

Patients with positional OSA felt that mask-free NightBalance was more comfortable than PAP.¹
Patients are prompted to change their sleeping position without disturbing their sleep.⁸

Easy adjustment

A built-in adaptation program helps patients gradually adjust to wearing and being treated by the device.
Patients with positional OSA felt that NightBalance was easier to adjust to than PAP therapy.¹

More motivation

NightBalance mobile app is designed to make treatment progress easy to see.

See how NightBalance is proven to make a difference

A survey following 75 NightBalance users for an average of 2.2 years reported impressive results.²

^{reported long-term improvement in the three most reported positional OSA symptoms}

(non-refreshing sleep, fatigue, episode of breathing cessations, gasping, and/or choking during the night)

^{reported feeling less sleepy during the day}

^{reported feeling more refreshed during the day}

^{reported feeling a decrease in fatigue during the day}

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How it works

Analysis and build-up phases

NightBalance begins by analysing sleep for the first two nights. It then gradually introduces gentle vibrations from night 3 to night 10 which are intended to acclimatise the patient to the NightBalance device. Full therapy begins on night 10.

Nightly use

illustration showing sitting with NightBalance

Patient can fall asleep in any position. After 15 minutes, the device activates and begins monitoring.

Illustration showing patient on their back wearing NightBalance

NightBalance detects when the patient is on their back. It prompts the patient to move off their back without disturbing their sleep.

Illustration showing rolling over with NightBalance

Vibrations will stop when patient is on their side.

Resources

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Getting Started

Getting to Sleep

Cleaning and care

Getting the most out of your device

Medical advisory board

NightBalance is supported by an our medical advisory board, comprised of distinguished world renowned scientists and clinicians.

Prof. Dr. Nico de Vries

Head of ENT department, Sint Lucas Andreas Hospital Amsterdam
Guest professor at the University of Antwerp
Author of more than 200 publications
Cooperates with Inspire Medical Systems, Philips Healthcare, Olympus and ReVent Medical

David P. White, MD

Professor of sleep medicine at Harvard Medical School
Senior physician, Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Author of more than 180 publications and numerous book chapters, previous editor-in-chief of SLEEP
Chief Scientific Officer at Philips Healthcare

Dr. Raphael Heinzer

Senior physician and co-director, University Hospital of Lausanne
Medical Director of the Centre for Investigation and Research in Sleep
Author of more than 50 publications
Member of the Board of theSwiss Society for Sleep Research

Jean-Louis Pepin, MD, PhD

Pulmonologist at University Hospital of Grenoble
Author of more than 250 publications
Former President of the French Sleep Research and Medicine Society
Involved in several European and American Thoracic Society task forces

Prof. Dr. Winfried Randerath, MD

Head Physician Clinic of Clinic of Pneumology and Allergology Center for Sleep Medicine and Respiratory Care, Bethanien Hospital, Solingen, Germany
Director Institute of Pneumology at the University of Cologne
Author of more than 180 publications
Secretary General of the German Respiratory Society (DGP)

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1 Berry, R. et al, NightBalance sleep position treatment device versus auto-adjusting positive pressure airway prssure for treatment of positional obstructive sleep apnea, J Clin Sleep Medicine,2019 ,Vol. 5, No.7, 947-956

2 NightBalance OSA Symptoms survey: Reimbursement Dossier Netherlands

3 Cartwright criteria, Effect of Sleep Position on Sleep Apnea Severity, R. Cartwright, 1984.

4 Heinzer, R. et al, Prevalence and Characteristics of Positional Sleep Apnea in the HypnoLaus Population-based cohort, Sleep Medicine 2018; 48:157-162.

5 Mador, J. et al, Prevalence of Positional Sleep Apnea in Patients Undergoing Polysomnography, Chest 2005, Volume 128, Issue 4, pages 2130-2137.6. Van Maanen et al. 2013, The sleep position trainer: a new treatment for positional obstructive sleep apnoea.

6 Sawyer, AM. et al, A systemic review of CPAP adherence across age groups: clinical and empiric insights for developing CPAP adherence interventions, Sleep Med Review, 2011 Dec, 15(6): 343-56

7 T. et al, Adherence to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy: the Challenge to Effective Treatment, Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society, Vol5, 2008

8 van Maanen, J. et al, The sleep position trainer: a new treatment for positional obstructive sleep apnoea, Sleep and Breathing, 2013, 17:771-779

For your patients with positional OSA Philips NightBalance We’re on your side

For patients with positional OSA, we’re on your side

Take a closer look at positional OSA

Defining positional OSA

Positional OSA has been identified in many patients with OSA5

Cartwright criteria uses the following to define and diagnose positional OSA3

AHIsupine ≥ 2 x AHInon-supine

Challenges and opportunities in treating positional OSA

Nonadherence with PAP therapies ranges from 29% - 83%

Addressing challenges with many available therapies

An opportunity to optimise therapy

Targeted positional OSA therapy

Data-driven results

In treating your patients with positional OSA We're on your side with a sleep therapy that makes a difference

Proven efficacy

Significantly higher adherence

Data-driven results

Backed by clinical evidence

NightBalance is supported by years of clinical studies in patients with positional OSA.

Better sleep with NightBalance

Exceptional comfort

Easy adjustment

More motivation

See how NightBalance is proven to make a difference

Start the conversation about positional OSA and NightBalance with your appropriate patients

How it works

Analysis and build-up phases

Nightly use

Resources

Brochures

Summary

Guide

See how NightBalance works

Medical advisory board

Prof. Dr. Nico de Vries

David P. White, MD

Dr. Raphael Heinzer

Jean-Louis Pepin, MD, PhD

Prof. Dr. Winfried Randerath, MD

Ready to learn more?

Contact information

For your patients with positional OSA
Philips NightBalance We’re on your side

Positional OSA has been identified in many patients with OSA⁵

Cartwright criteria uses the following to define and diagnose positional OSA³

Nonadherence with PAP therapies ranges from
29% - 83%

In treating your patients with positional OSA
We're on your side with a sleep therapy that makes a difference