Effects of a 12-week exercise program and a lifestyle app on sleep-disordered breathing in adults

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Improvement of sleep-disordered breathing in patients with sleep apnea; Nervous System Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN16974764
• Lead Sponsor: Horizon 2020 - European Union

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-02-09
• Study Completion: 2023-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 29 January 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

1. Signed, informed, written consent
2. Age 18 - 50 years
3. Verified mild to moderate sleep-disordered-breathing according to the current American Academy of Sleep Medicine and International Classification of Sleep Disorders criteria
4. The SDB level may range from habitual snoring to positional and mild obstructive sleep apnea, not fulfilling the criteria for continuous positive airway pressure therapy treatment
5. BMI =25 kg/m2 (overweight or obese)
6. Inactive person (no participation in exercise programs at baseline)
7. Subjects willing to try lifestyle change, including an exercise program
8. Willingness to perform the study-specific testing both at baseline and during follow-up
9. Ability to read, follow the lifestyle program and answer the questionnaires in DMP, electronic sleep diary and objective daytime testing (via DMP and physical visits)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Severe OSA
2. Inability to perform an exercise
3. Regular use of hypnotic medications
4. Clinically verified dominant central sleep apnea
5. Known history of active malignant disease
6. Blindness or hearing loss
7. Unstable cardiometabolic disease
8. Unstable psychiatric disease
9. Ongoing alcohol or drug abuse
10. Other medical conditions which may interfere with the study protocol in the opinion of the investigator

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified