The effects of tuina on patients with obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome
Completed
- Conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea SyndromeSleep apnoeaNervous System Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN98859152
- Lead Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (Taiwan)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
1. OSAHS patients who refused conservative therapies or surgery recruited from the outpatient clinic of the sleep center of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CGMH) ? Kaohsiung Medical Center
2. OSAHS confirmed by a full polysomnographic study
Exclusion Criteria
1. High alcohol intake (> 80 g/day)
2. Morbid obesity
3. Significant lung disease
4. Neurological disease
5. Intellectual deficits
6. Skeletal facial framework problems
7. Central apnea
8. Using of any hypnotic drugs or previous oropharyngeal surgery
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Polysomnography (PSG)<br>2. Neck circumference (NC, cm)<br>3. Body mass index (BMI, body weight/height2=kg/m2)<br><br>The subjective and objective outcome measures were checked pretreatment (baseline) and 3 months after treatment.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Medical outcomes study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)<br>2. Snoring intensity was evaluated by a ten-point visual analog scale<br>3. Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS)<br><br>The subjective and objective outcome measures were checked pretreatment (baseline) and 3 months after treatment.