NCT01322334

Singing Exercises to Improve Symptoms of Snoring and Sleep Apnea

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 127 (actual)
• Sponsor: Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Snoring
• Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Interventions

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

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-11-01
• Completion: 2007-11-01
• First posted: 2011-03-24
• Last updated: 2011-03-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom