Single centred, interventional study on abdominal breathing to eliminate/reduce sleep apnoea.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Sleep Disordered Breathing; Respiratory - Sleep apnoea

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618001730291
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Peter Keller

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-10-22
• Last Update Posted: 14 January 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 48

Inclusion Criteria

People who have been medically diagnosed with mild/moderate/severe Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB), and are on APAP therapy

Exclusion Criteria

Bearing in mind the duty of care responsibilities and the health safety and welfare of the participants, those who fall under the following categories will be excluded from this study, to abide by the credo of doing no harm” inadvertently:
a. Participants below the age of 18 and above the age of 85
b. Pregnant women
c. Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) with uncontrolled or untreated cardiovascular disease.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The number of the participants with Apnoea/hypopnoea index (AHI). This will be determined by full PSG sleep studies.[Baseline, 55 days, 115 days and 175 days [primary timepoint] post commencement of intervention.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The pressure from the Automatic Positive Airway Pressure (APAP) device with the inculcation of abdominal breathing. <br>This will be assessed via polysomnographic (PSG) sleep studies along with the APAP device.[Baseline, 55 days, 115 days and 175 days post commencement of intervention.]