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Filter by:This study tested a low-resource, brief telephonic health coaching intervention to improve adherence to positive airway pressure therapy for treatment of sleep apnea.
Prospective, open-label, randomized crossover assignment, multi-center non-inferiority study conducted in the United States
The prevalence of sleep disorders has achieved epidemic proportions in Western countries. Despite this, assessment and treatment of sleep disorders remains infrequent, unattainable, and often costly. Dayzz is aware of the need for easily accessible, user-friendly, and affordable treatment strategies for known sleep conditions. This research proposes a randomized controlled outcome study aimed to validate a, digitized, cost-effective mobile app which assesses and manages insomnia and CPAP adherence in persons with sleep apnea. The app's sleep training protocols recommend life-style and behavioral changes and tracks these changes with the aim of improving sleep and well-being. In this study, the dayzz app digital treatment protocol will be compared to the standard treatment for these sleep conditions by a sleep professional.
Overall objective: To understand the feasibility of performing a randomized trial using a simple, minimally-invasive postural therapy approach to improve sleep disordered breathing (SDB).
Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) is a spectrum of conditions spanning from Simple Snoring to Severe Sleep apnea. SDB has multiple underlying mechanisms. Some portion of patients have issues with upper airway dilator muscle control; and such patients may be amenable to upper airway muscle training exercises using neuromuscular stimulation techniques. The investigators and others have published on the topic of neuromyopathy in the upper airway, defining a subgroup of OSA patients who may be amenable to training exercises. Based on this background, the investigators seek to test the hypothesis that upper airway tongue muscle training using transoral surface neuromuscular electrical stimulation may have benefits to patients with Simple Snoring.
Currently, there is no pharmacological intervention for OSA that targets multiple pathophysiological deficits in combination. Here the investigators study the effect on sleep apnea severity of combinations of pharmacological agents that stimulate the pharyngeal muscles, stabilize ventilatory control, and increase the arousal threshold.
The aim of the Football Players Health Study (FPHS) is to advance the understanding of the complex and inter-related pathways that can develop into player related illness and disability. Former National Football League players will be given the opportunity to undergo 2&1/2 days of rigorous assessment in the areas of Cardiac Dysfunction, Neurocognitive Disease, Chronic Pain, and Sleep Apnea to attempt to define the pathology among former professional athletes.
It has been demonstrated that allergic rhinitis (AR) reduces sleep quality by some components such as nasal obstruction. Pollution and allergen exposure worsening AR, sleep quality is deteriorated. Sleep is associated to physical and mental health, alterations in sleep could explain the link between AR and work productivity diminution, impairment in daily activities or emotional problems. However, interactions between air pollution, sleep and allergic diseases are insufficiently understood. The main objective of this study is to determine the impact of pollution and pollens on sleep parameters.
Sleep apnea is common after extubation, approximately 71%, and is independently associated with hypertension and metabolic disease contributing to increased morbidity and mortality. Respiratory polygraphy is a simpler alternative to in-laboratory polysomnography for the management of more symptomatic patients with obstructive sleep apnea. The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of sleep apnea after extubation by respiratory polygraphy.
Sleep disorders and disturbances are mostly underestimated in clinical practice. Moreover, this problem is generally neglected by the pregnant themselves. Today, it is important to underline any problem that may have an affect to improve the quality of life during pregnancy. This study assesses the sleep quality, insomnia patterns and obstructive sleep apnea in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.