Tongue training on body composition, body weight, oral commensal flora, and hormones in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Tongue training on body composition, body weight, oral commensal flora, and hormones in patients with obstructive sleep apnea - Tongue training in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000053095

Enrollment

Registered

2024-03-01

Start date

2024-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Obstructive sleep apnea

Interventions

Tongue training instruction

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult obstructive sleep apnea patients who requested tongue training instruction and consented to the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who are under 18 years old. Patients who have difficulty in understanding and making adequate judgments. Patients whose general condition is so deteriorated that participation in the study is considered difficult. Patients who are judged by the principal investigator/researcher to be inappropriate to participate in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Body composition, tongue pressure, apnea status, pharyngeal status, changes in oral flora, and serum appetite hormone levels will be compared before and after 12 weeks of tongue training. A questionnaire on eating behavior will be administered before and after, and this will also be compared.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShiro Sonoda

Tokyo Medical and Dental University Department of Respiratory Medicine

sonoda.shiro@tmd.ac.jp0358035954

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026