The Role of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients With Hypertension
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 44
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Apnea-hypopnea index (AHI)
研究概览
简要总结
Recent evidences from small studies show potential benefit of acupuncture in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). These studies did not evaluate the benefit of the treatment on the cardiovascular system.
Primary end-point:
To investigate the effects of acupuncture in improving OSA severity among hypertensive patients.
Secondary end-point To investigate the effect of acupuncture in improving the quality of life and sleep assessed by the Short Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaire and Pittsburgh Questionaire (PSQI); To investigate the effect of acupuncture in blood pressure and arterial stiffness
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Care Provider)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 30 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •5<apnea-hypopnea index (AHI)<30 e/h
排除标准
- •body mass index > 35 kg/m2
- •Previous OSA treatment
研究组 & 干预措施
sham acupuncture
group will be submitted to placebo electroacupuncture for 20 minutes, two times a week for 5 weeks. Each session lasts about 40 min.
干预措施: acupuncture (Other)
acupuncture
group will be submitted to electroacupuncture for 20 minutes, two times a week for 5 weeks. Each session lasts about 40 min.
干预措施: acupuncture (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Apnea-hypopnea index (AHI)
时间窗: 5 weeks
reduction in AHI
次要结局
- Quality of life(5 weeks)
- Sleep quality(5 weeks)
- Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV)(5 weeks)
- Blood pressure(5 weeks)
研究者
Rodrigo Pinto Pedrosa
MD, PhD
University of Pernambuco