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NCT Number: NCT01322334

Singing Exercises to Improve Symptoms of Snoring and Sleep Apnea

Upper airway resistance during sleep can present with a range of symptoms from simple snoring (SS) through to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Pharyngeal narrowing or collapse leads to reduction or cessation in airflow during sleep, and is associated with loud snoring.

The investigators hypothesized that regular singing exercises could strengthen pharyngeal muscles and/or increase their resting tone, and lead to an improvement of symptoms and thus quality of life in patients with all forms of snoring.

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Key information

Conditions

Snoring Apnea Dyssomnias Nervous System Diseases Obstructive Sleep Apnea Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Respiration Disorders Respiratory Sounds Respiratory Tract Diseases Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory Sleep Apnea Syndromes Sleep Apnea, Obstructive Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic Sleep Wake Disorders Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust

Exeter, EX2 5DW, United Kingdom

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • age 18 years old or over
  • history of simple snoring or sleep apnoea with RDI 10-40

Exclusion criteria

  • severe sleep apnoea RDI >40
  • morbid obesity BMI > 40
  • unable to provide written informed consent

Treatment and study plan

Singing exercises

Behavioral

A 3 month self-guided treatment based on a specially designed 3CD box set, which patient performed every day ('Singing for Snorers': UK)

Primary outcomes

  1. Epworth sleepiness scale

    Time frame: Entry to study (day one), and after 3 months of intervention

Secondary outcomes

  1. Loudness of snoring

    Time frame: Entry to study (day one), and 3 months after intervention

    Visual analogue scale rating

  2. Frequency of snoring

    Time frame: Entry to study (day one), and 3 months after intervention

    Visual analogue scale rating

  3. SF-36 quality of life assessment tool

    Time frame: Entry to study (day one), and 3 months after intervention

  4. Compliance with exercises

    Time frame: After 3 months of intervention

    Applied only to intervention group. Rated on visual analogue scale of 100mm from 'never' to 'every day'

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Single Blinded Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial to Investigate Whether Singing Exercises Can Improve Symptoms of Snoring and Sleep Apnea

Important dates

Study start
2005
Study completion
2007
First posted
Mar 24, 2011
Registry last updated
Mar 24, 2011

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