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NCT Number: NCT02451241

The Role of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients With Hypertension

Recent evidences from small studies show potential benefit of acupuncture in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). These studies did not evaluate the benefit of the treatment on the cardiovascular system.

Primary end-point:

To investigate the effects of acupuncture in improving OSA severity among hypertensive patients.

Secondary end-point To investigate the effect of acupuncture in improving the quality of life and sleep assessed by the Short Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaire and Pittsburgh Questionaire (PSQI); To investigate the effect of acupuncture in blood pressure and arterial stiffness

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Key information

Conditions

Sleep Apnea, Obstructive Apnea Dyssomnias Nervous System Diseases Respiration Disorders Respiratory Tract Diseases Sleep Apnea Syndromes Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic Sleep Wake Disorders

Age range

30 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Rodrigo Pedrosa

Recife, Pernambuco, 50100130, Brazil

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 5<apnea-hypopnea index (AHI)<30 e/h

Exclusion criteria

  • body mass index > 35 kg/m2
  • Previous OSA treatment

Treatment and study plan

Acupuncture

Other

electroacupuncture

Primary outcomes

  1. Apnea-hypopnea index (AHI)

    Time frame: 5 weeks

    reduction in AHI

Secondary outcomes

  1. Sleep quality

    Time frame: 5 weeks

    Improvement in PSQI scores

  2. Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV)

    Time frame: 5 weeks

    reduction in PWV

  3. Blood pressure

    Time frame: 5 weeks

    ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) 24h reduction

  4. Quality of life

    Time frame: 5 weeks

    Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF36) scores

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Pernambuco

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2016
First posted
May 21, 2015
Registry last updated
May 3, 2017

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