NCT03154970

Cervical Stabilization in Individuals With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Cervical Stabilization in Individuals With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: a Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 22 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will be performed in people with obstructive sleep apnea, in which one group will receive treatment with cervical stabilization for six weeks and the control group will receive treatment after the interval of six weeks

Detailed description

The objective of this study was to evaluate the muscle strength of the cervical flexor and extensor muscles, to investigate the presence of cervical dysfunction and temporomandibular dysfunction, as well as to verify the effects of cervical stabilization in individuals with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The research will be carried out at the Orofacial Motricity Laboratory of the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) and the University Hospital of Santa Maria (HUSM). Men and women between 20 and 60 years of age with a diagnosis of OSA will be invited to participate in this study, confirmed by polysomnography. The sample will consist of 22 patients with OSA, 11 subjects in the OSA group (OSA G) and 11 in the control group (CG) randomly. At the initial evaluation, an anamnesis will be performed and participants will respond to the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and STOP-Bang questionnaire. The craniocervical posture will also be evaluated through photogrammetry (SAPo); The presence and severity of temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) by the instruments Diagnostic Criteria in Research for Temporomandibular Dysfunction (RDC / TMD) and Temporomandibular Index (TMT); The presence of cervical dysfunction by the Craniocervical Dysfunction Index (CCID); The pressure pain threshold and the strength of the cervical flexor and extensor muscles, by pressure algometry and dynamometry, respectively. The OSA G will be submitted to cervical stabilization using the pressure biofeedback device (Stabilizer) and, after six weeks will be reassessed by the same questionnaires and instruments of the initial evaluation. The CG after six weeks will be reevaluated and the same treatment protocol will be offered.

Conditions

• Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Craniocervical flexion training	The cervical stabilization will be performed with craniocervical flexion training with two weekly sessions for 6 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-05-22
• Primary completion: 2017-07-30
• Completion: 2017-08-30
• First posted: 2017-05-16
• Last updated: 2018-05-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil