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Cardiovascular Impact, Quality e Quantity of Sleep in Bed Partners of Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Sleep Apnea Syndromes
Registration Number
NCT03011294
Lead Sponsor
University of Sao Paulo
Brief Summary

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common clinical condition associate with a negative impact not limited to the patients but also to the partner that sleep in the same bed. Is it reasonable to speculate that the partner suffer sleep deprivation, increased level of irritability, insomnia, fatigue, among others due to the loud snoring caused by the OSA patient. Although previous data reported impaired sleep quality in partners of patients with OSA, it is not clear in literature whether OSA promotes cardiovascular impact and if the treatment of OSA promotes some cardiovascular benefits in (the) partner beyond the improvements in the subjective and objective sleep. Thus, the main objectives of this randomized controlled study are: to evaluate the impact of three months of randomization (treatment with nasal CPAP or nasal strips) on the endothelial function, blood pressure (ambulatory blood pressure monitoring), sleep duration (wrist actigraphy for 1 week) and sleep quality (Pittsburgh Questionnaire) and the frequency of OSA in the bed partners of patients with moderate to severe OSA.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • Bed partners of patients with moderate to severe OSA
Exclusion Criteria
  • Bed partners with OSA using specific treatment.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Endothelial function (forearm dilation, FMD - %)3 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM)3 months
Sleep quantity (measured by actigraphy - hours/night)3 months

1 week of wrist actigraphy

Sleep quality (Pittsburgh Questionnaire)3 months
Frequency of OSABaseline only

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Luciano Drager

🇧🇷

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Luciano Drager
🇧🇷Sao Paulo, Brazil

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