Active clinical trials for "Sleep Apnea, Obstructive"

This study will investigate the effectiveness of a simple and quick myofunctional reeducation protocol of the tongue in reducing the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) severity.

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy in children with OSA. Children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 years old with a diagnosis of moderate-to-severe OSA requiring CPAP therapy will be recruited. In phase 1 study, eligible subject will be recruited for HFNC therapy titration with PSG to assess treatment efficacy. After titration, if HFNC therapy is shown to be effective, the participants will be recruited into the phase 2 intervention period to evaluate the compliance and quality of life with HFNC therapy. At baseline and follow-up visits, neurobehavioural and quality of life surveys will be completed, compliance data will be obtained.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of 3 months of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in moderate to severe cases in patients with chronic kidney disease. The effect is evaluated on blood pressure levels, particularly nocturnal blood pressure, both central and peripheral, and renal function, including the kidneys treatment of salt and water. Hypothesis: Central 24-h blood pressure measuring is a reveals fluctuations in blood pressure during the day more accurately than peripheral 24-h blood pressure measuring because the measurement is painless and does not interfere with the patient activities during the daytime or nighttime sleep. Central blood pressure is elevated in patients with OSA and falls during treatment with CPAP. The renal tubular function relating to the treatment of water and sodium is abnormal in patients with OSA with increased tubular absorption of water via the U-aquaporin 2 (u-AQP2) and of sodium by epithelial sodium channel (ENAC) and is normalized during treatment with CPAP. 4 Quality of life is improved during treatment with CPAP.

Background: The oral appliances have been increasingly used in the treatment of primary snoring and in patients with mild obstructive sleep apnea syndrome besides being treatment options in adults with moderate to severe sleep apnea who did not accept or adapt to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). It is not well established yet in the literature, which patients with mild to moderate OSA will present a good response to treatment with oral appliances. Objective: To determine a value of CPAP pressure that correlates with a favorable response to the use of oral appliance in patients with mild to moderate sleep apnea. Patients and Methods: Two groups of 30 male patients (25-65 years, body mass index < 35 kg/m2) will be selected: the first group with an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) between 5 and 15 events per hour of sleep and the second one with an AHI between 15 and 30 events per hour of sleep. Each patient will undergo three polysomnographic recordings (baseline, CPAP titration, after two months of treatment with oral appliance). Subjective (sleep disorders questionnaire, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, and sleep diaries) and objective (polysomnography) parameters of sleep will be evaluated, besides the quality of life (SF-36), mood (POMS), and anthropometric measurements (neck circumference and craniofacial characteristic). Good response to treatment with the AIO will be considered as a 50% reduction in the baseline AHI index or AHI after treatment less than 5 events per hour of sleep.

The investigators have developed a simple, accurate, and a point-of-care, computer-based clinical decision support system (CDSS) not only to detect the presence of sleep apnea but also to predict its severity. The CDSS is based on deploying an artificial neural network (ANN) derived from anthropomorphic and clinical characteristics. The investigators hypothesize that patients with severe OSA defined as AHI≥30 can be diagnosed with the use of ANN without undergoing a sleep study, and that empiric management with auto-CPAP has similar outcomes to those who undergo a formal sleep study.

POSAS can be treated with CPAP however there is now evidence from a few studies that Night Balance is effective in POSAS. Night Balance seems to be better accepted than CPAP so we would like to examine if we could find similar results in routine clinical work and especially we would like to confirm the subjective effects with objective measures i.e. a reduction in AHI in the supine position during sleep.

Comparative two methods of adenoidectomy means the coblation adenoidectomy with the cold dissection adenoidectomy specifically inquire which method is safer and more efficient.

The purpose of this study is to estimate the cost-utility of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients in Sao Paulo city, Brazil, after 3 years of treatment and to estimate the cost-effectiveness of CPAP on the number of medical visits, hospitalizations, medical examinations, used medications, new case incidence and cost of traffic accidents and absence from work. It is also designed to estimate quality-adjusted extended years of life, and to assess cost-effects of the therapy (device, masks, supplies, maintenance/year for membership of professional consulting, electric power) on the cost-effectiveness

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a serious and common disorder affecting one in twenty-five men and one in fifty women over the age of 30. This breathing abnormality occurs during sleep and is characterised by snoring and episodes of sleep disturbances. The symptoms of untreated OSA (e.g. excessive daytime sleepiness), can result in significant reductions in the patients' quality of life. The key treatment modalities today include Continuous Positive Air Pressure (CPAP), surgery and the use of oral appliances (OAs). Increasingly, OAs have been advocated in the treatment of the symptoms of OSA since they offer a non-invasive form of treatment and also because patients often prefer this treatment to other treatment modalities. There is increasing evidence to support the effectiveness of OAs in the management of OSA, at least as a short term measure. What is still unclear is which types of OA are most effective and whether OAs are effective in the long term management of OSA. This randomized clinical trial aims to evaluate two differently designed OAs in terms of their effect on patients' quality of life and on the physiological symptoms of OSA (apnoea/hypopnoea index AHI). Around 45 patients with OSA will be recruited from a pool of patients referred to the dental hospital for treatment from the medical faculty. The treatment with OAs will commence after randomization to two treatment groups; follow-up examinations will take place over a period of 12 months. The results of this study will help inform practitioners and patients of the feasibility of using OAs in the long term management of OSA and help determine the most appropriate type of OAs for the management of OSA and improvement in quality of life.

This research aims to evaluate the effects of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on apnea hypopnea index, sleepiness, sleep quality, cognitive function, motor task, executive function, quality of life, chemoreflex sensitivity and vagal modulation of heart rate in patients with heart failure and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.