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Comprehensive Respiratory Training Exercise Program in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

NCT05739617 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2025-06-18

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Summary

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a multi-factorial sleep disorder. Complete collapse or partial collapse in the airway increases the risk of developing cardiovascular and kidney-related disease in OSA patients. Resulting in an increase in medical expenses and workload for the healthcare worker. Multilevel of upper airway muscles especially the genioglossus muscle showed to contribute to airway obstruction as it fatigues easily. The endurance level of OSA patients was shown to be significantly lower. Therefore, the goal of this experimental study is to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a comprehensive respiratory training exercise program on cardiorespiratory endurance, airway muscle function, and sleep parameters in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Aside from exploring the therapeutic effect, the results of the study will be used to explore the mechanism of the treatment in relation to the changes in the OSA severity.

Conditions

  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea of Adult

Interventions

OTHER

Comprehensive Respiratory Training Exercise Program

This comprehensive respiratory training exercise program consists of four main components, including oropharyngeal muscle training, respiratory muscle training, aerobic exercise, and sleep hygiene education.

OTHER

Sleep hygiene education

Sleep hygiene education

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ching-Hsia Hung, PhD · National Cheng Kung University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-03-01
Primary Completion
2026-05-20
Completion
2026-07-16

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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