CompletedNot Applicable

Cervical Stabilization in Individuals With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Brazil22 participantsStarted 2017-05-22

Plain-language summary

This study will be performed in people with obstructive sleep apnea, in which one group will receive treatment with cervical stabilization for six weeks and the control group will receive treatment after the interval of six weeks

Who can participate

Age range20 Years – 60 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Men and women aged 20 to 60 years; * Clinical diagnosis of obstructive apnea of mild, moderate or severe sleep through polysomnography following the apnea / hypopnea index. Exclusion Criteria: * Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than or equal to 35 kg / m2; * Use of continuous positive airway pressure; * Diagnosis of neurological or neuromuscular disease; * History of craniocervical trauma; * Be under physiotherapeutic or speech-language therapy for, respectively, craniocervical and orofacial motor dysfunction or have performed in the last three months; * Being in use of intraoral orthodontic appliances, which produce mandibular advancement

What they're measuring

Change of sleep quality

Timeframe: Baseline and 7 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03154970

SponsorUniversidade Federal de Santa Maria

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2017-07-30

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