NCT01822743

Osteopathy and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome II

A Single Blind Cross Over Trial to Compare Osteopathic Compression of Pterygopalatine Node to Sham in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and in Healthy Subjects

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 52 (actual)
• Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The main objective is to evaluate an osteopathic compression of pterygopalatine node in healthy subjects and patients suffering from obstructive apnea syndrome (OSA).

Detailed description

Osteopathic compression will be compared to a sham manoeuvre in a cross over design on apnea hypopnea index, pharyngeal collapsibility and symptoms in patients suffering from OSA, and on symptoms and pharyngeal collapsibility in healthy subjects.

Conditions

• Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Osteopathic manipulative treatment	Osteopathic compression of pterygopalatine node
PROCEDURE	sham comparator

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-01-01
• Primary completion: 2014-03-01
• Completion: 2014-03-01
• First posted: 2013-04-02
• Last updated: 2022-01-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France