obstructive sleep apnea
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: the apnea hypopnea index score was 5 per hour or more by the PSG.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: five or more central sleep apnea events per hour at a baseline PSG, patient not willing to cooperate ,prefer early continuous positive airway pressure or surgical treatments, evidence of tonsil hypertrophy, nasal obstruction or any diseases in the nasal cavity, uncontrolled or serious illness i.e. chronic heart failure, pulmonary disease such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, any other comorbid sleep disorder that would compromise functional sleep assessment ,for example, narcolepsy, parasomnia, periodic limb movement disorder, or physical problems causing inability to sleep on the side
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| AHI(/h) %supine(%) %snoring time(%) arousal index(/h) respiratory arousal index(/h) spontaneous arousal index(/h) sleep efficiency(%) %wake (%) %REM(%) %N1 (%) %N2 (%) %N3 (%) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology