Thank you for choosing Cardio Respiratory Sleep to assist with your medical tests. This document provides you with information about the procedure you will be undertaking, what it involves, the associated risks and its outcomes.

What does the trial involve?
Upon completion of your sleep study you have been recommended to undergo a positional therapy trial.

During your initial appointment, a sleep technician will explain your sleep study results and inform you on how positional therapy works to treat your sleep apnoea. You will then be fitted with a ‘Nightshift’ positional therapy device.

By emitting a vibration on the back of the neck prompting you to roll out of a supine sleep position, the ’Nightshift’ device trains you to stay on your side as you sleep.

During the 1 week trial, if you have any issues with the device, please don’t hesitate to contact a CRS technician.

What are the risks?
Risk factors associated with positional therapy are minimal, if any.

You may at first find the device mildly uncomfortable and the application of therapy when in a supine sleep position disrupting.

If you have any previous shoulder ailments and find sleeping in a lateral position uncomfortable, then investigation into alternative therapy may be necessary.

What will happen after the trial?
To ensure the device is an effective method of treatment, a sleep study with the device towards the conclusion of your trial is recommended.

If positional therapy is effective in treating your sleep apnoea, you have the option of purchasing the recommended ‘Nightshift’ device from CRS.

 

Consent to Testing

I have read this information and had the opportunity to ask questions. I understand the test which will be performed and I have been made aware of the risks involved. I understand that CRS is a private practice and that I will incur a fee for this test, for which I accept liability for and will pay in accordance with the policy set by CRS. I consent to participate in this procedure. I understand that the signing of this form is voluntary and I am absolutely free to deny consent if I desire.*

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