Effect of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Blood Pressure in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypertensio

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Hypertension; Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Respiratory - Sleep apnoea; Cardiovascular - Hypertension

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000285853
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Sydney

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-03-16
• Last Update Posted: 22 March 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

•Participants presenting to a sleep clinic (Royal North Shore Hospital)
•Adults (male and female)
•Willingness to undergo IMT for 6 weeks.
•Willingness to provide informed consent and willingness to participate and comply with the study requirements.

Exclusion Criteria

•Previous or current OSA treatment.
•Women who are lactating or pregnant
•Driving risk, report an accident (or near miss accident) because of sleepiness in the last 6 months
•Need for immediate therapy as assessed by treating sleep physician.
•Patients with a history of psychological illness or conditions such as to interfere with the patient’s ability to understand the requirements of the study
•Previous history of pneumothorax
•Burst eardrum or other conditions of the eardrum
•Unstable asthma with an abnormally low perception of dyspnoea
•Coexisting sleep disorder, shift work, regular use of sedatives or narcotics, pre-existing lung disease (moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) or psychiatric disease; chronic kidney disease (eGFR<60).
•Central sleep apnea >10% of respiratory events being central events, rather than obstructive events.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified