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Respiratory Rehabilitation in Obstructive Sleep Apneas

NCT04412941 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2021-10-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The Obstructive Sleep Apnea is characterized by obstruction of the upper airway during sleep (for at least 10 sec), with repeated breathing pauses, accompanied by oxygen desaturation in the blood and by sleep interruption with repeated arousals.

The investigators hypothesized that good sleep hygiene, the execution of respiratory rehabilitation exercises, with specific myofascial exercises on the muscles that are compromised in the Obstructive Sleep Apnea, can improve the patient's clinical outcome and quality of life.

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of respiratory rehabilitation with myo-functional exercises in mild obstructive sleep.

Conditions

  • Sleep Disorder
  • Sleep Apnea Syndromes

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Myofunctional exercises

Myofunctional exercises: Respiratory rehabilitation exercises with diaphragmatic breathing, thoracic mobilization exercises and manual pompage techniques, followed by manual trigger point therapy techniques, that were identified by palpation following the guidelines provided by Travell and Simons trigger point manual, the accessory inspiratory muscles like pectoralis minor muscle, scapula elevator muscle, Sternocleidomastoid muscle. Home oropharyngeal exercises: at every patient will be taught oropharyngeal exercises to perform at home twice a day (the duration of 15 minutes each session) involving in particular exercises for soft palate, tongue, facial and genio-glosso muscle. The rules of sleep hygiene: a list of behaviours that physiologically promote a good night's sleep.

BEHAVIORAL

The rules of sleep hygiene

The rules of sleep hygiene: a list of behaviours that physiologically promote a good night's sleep.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • S. Spirito Hospital, Pescara, Italy

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Università degli Studi 'G. d'Annunzio' Chieti e Pescara

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Teresa Paolucci, MD, PhD · University G.d'annunzio - Chieti Pescara

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-05-22
Primary Completion
2020-11-30
Completion
2021-01-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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