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Comprehensive Respiratory Training Exercise Program in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Led by National Cheng-Kung University Hospital · Updated on 2025-06-18
150
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
176 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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
Official Title
Comprehensive Respiratory Training Exercise Program in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Newly diagnosed with OSA (AHI 63 5 events per hour)
- Age between 20 to 65 years old
- BMI of 18-30 kg.m-2
You will not qualify if you...
- Central or mixed types of sleep apnea
- Neuromuscular disease
- Severe cardiovascular disease
- Active psychiatric disease
- Head or neck disease or cancer
- Structural abnormalities over the upper respiratory airway
- Performed any operation or treatment over the neck before
- Pregnancy
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
National Cheng Kung University Hospital
Tainan, Taiwan, Taiwan, 704
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Jun-Hui Ong, MS
CONTACT
C
Ching-Hsia Hung, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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