Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Conditions
Interventions
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea will be recruited. The intervention group (20 participants) will perform inspiratory muscle training using the powerbreathe®classiclight, a device capable of prov
Device
E02.190.525.186
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Hospital Otávio de Freitas
Eligibility
Age
30 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Individuals of both sexes diagnosed with moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea by polysomnography or polygraphy; be between 30 and 70 years old; no history of specific apnea treatment in the last two months; sedentary or insufficiently active according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of neuromuscular disorders; infectious diseases; immunological diseases; tumors; peripheral vascular diseases; coagulation disorders; liver or kidney disease; severe psychogenic disorders or acute or chronic renal failure; platelet patients; hx of head or neck injury or surgery in the last 3 months; administration of hormones, immunosuppressants, cytotoxins or free radical scavengers; use of medications such as oral corticosteroids, central nervous system depressants, barbiturates and / or muscle relaxants, patients with impaired cognitive impairing the understanding and execution of research procedures
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate inflammatory response through blood markers before inspiratory muscle training immediately after and one hour after, based on a variation of at least 5% | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate sympathetic nervous system hyperactivity and cardiac autonomic activity through heart rate variability based on a variation of at least 5%. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactSílvia Ferreira
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Outcome results
None listed