Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Snoring
Conditions
Brief summary
the purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of using low level laser therapy versus oropharyngeal exercises in the treatment of snoring in patient diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea. the study aims to determine which intervention provide better clinical outcome in reducing snoring severity and improve sleep quality
Detailed description
patients participating in this study were randomly allocated into parallel group to evaluate the therapeutic effects on snoring . one group received low level laser therapy targeting soft palate while second group received oropharyngeal and tongue exercises to strengthen upper air way muscles the treatment outcome were evaluated before and after the intervention period . the primary clinical assessment for snoring risk and severity was conducted using berlin questionnaire . statistical analysis was performed to compare the pre and post treatment result between the groups to identify the most effective non invasive treatment modality for snoring in sleep apnea patients
Interventions
DEVICElow level laser therapy
laser applications to the oral mucosa and soft palate tissue
BEHAVIORALoropharyngeal exercises
structured myofunctional and tongue strengthening exercises for snoring reduction
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Inclusion criteria : 1. Patient are clinically and medically stable 2-Patients are able to understand and follow the instruction 3-Patient 's age range from 40 to 55 years old 4-Patient are male and females 5-Patient have snoring due to diagnostic mild sleep apnea disorder 6- BMI of patients ranging from (30 - 34.9) Obesity Class I and obesity class 2 ( 35-39) Exculsioncriteria : <!-- --> 1. In stability of patient 's medical condition 3-In ability to comprehered and follow instruction as in dementia or speech proplems such as dysphasia 4-Patients with cognitive disorders 5-Patients with musculoskeletal and neurological problems 6- patients with diabetes
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| snoring severity and risk using the berlin questionnaire | 6 weeks | the Berline questionnaire is used to assess the risk and severity and obstructive sleep apnea .it consist of 3 categories addressing the severity of snoring, day time sleepiness, and history of high blood pressure or obesity changes in the questionnaire scores will be evaluated to compare the clinical outcome between the groups |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed