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The Role of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients With Hypertension

NCT02451241 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2017-05-03

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Summary

Recent evidences from small studies show potential benefit of acupuncture in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). These studies did not evaluate the benefit of the treatment on the cardiovascular system.

Primary end-point:

To investigate the effects of acupuncture in improving OSA severity among hypertensive patients.

Secondary end-point To investigate the effect of acupuncture in improving the quality of life and sleep assessed by the Short Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaire and Pittsburgh Questionaire (PSQI); To investigate the effect of acupuncture in blood pressure and arterial stiffness

Conditions

  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive

Interventions

OTHER

acupuncture

electroacupuncture

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Pernambuco

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-02-28
Primary Completion
2015-05-31
Completion
2016-03-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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