Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome Nervous System Diseases Sleep apnoea
Conditions
Interventions
Patients were randomised to receive either tuina treatment or no treatment.
The patients received tuina treatment two times per week for 10 weeks. When we used tuina for treatment, the definite cours
Sponsors
Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (Taiwan)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
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
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Polysomnography (PSG) 2. Neck circumference (NC, cm) 3. Body mass index (BMI, body weight/height2=kg/m2) The subjective and objective outcome measures were checked pretreatment (baseline) and 3 months after treatment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Medical outcomes study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) 2. Snoring intensity was evaluated by a ten-point visual analog scale 3. Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) The subjective and objective outcome measures were checked pretreatment (baseline) and 3 months after treatment. | — |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed