Status:

COMPLETED

Weight Loss and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Lead Sponsor:

Rio de Janeiro State University

Conditions:

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-55 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of moderate energy restriction on the body adiposity, severity of OSA, blood pressure, sympathetic activity, oxidative stress, inflammatory biomark...

Detailed Description

Introduction: Nutritional intervention for weight loss is one of the treatment options for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with excess body adiposity. However, the effects of moderate energy...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age between 20-55 years
  • body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2 and \< 40 kg/m2

Exclusion

  • smoking
  • Use of dietary supplements
  • Use of medications that could interfere in body weight, metabolic profile and blood pressure
  • Use of permanent pacemaker; use of α-adrenergic blocking agents
  • Recent changes (within previous 6 months) in body weight (\> 3 kg), in dietary intake and in intensity or frequency of physical exercise
  • Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia (with drug treatment) and kidney disease
  • Clinical history of thyroid dysfunction, angina pectoris, peripheral vascular disease, peripheral neuropathy, heart failure, liver failure, chronic pulmonary disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, myocardial infarction and stroke; finger deformity that prevents the proper use of the sensors that are necessary to evaluate OSA and endothelial function; and previous bilateral cervical-thoracic sympathectomy
  • Pregnant or lactating women were not allowed into the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

21 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02206126

Start Date

March 1 2012

End Date

October 1 2013

Last Update

August 1 2014

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Discipline of Clinical and Experimental Pathophysiology, CLINEX

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 20.551-030