Osteopathy and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Valerie Attali

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Treatments: Procedure: osteopathic compression of Pterygopalatine node

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01193738

2009-A01373-54

ADOREP 2009-068 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main objective is to evaluate an osteopathic compression of pterygopalatine node on sleep obstructive apnea syndrome (OSA).

Full description

Osteopathic compression will be compared to a placebo manoeuvre. Efficacy will be assessed by measuring pharyngeal collapsibility

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male or Female aged 18 years or more
• obstructive sleep apnea syndrome with apnea/hypopnea index > or = 15/hour
• Body mass Index <40kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

• pregnant or lactating women
• participating to another trial
• acute infectious disease of upper respiratory airway tract at inclusion
• facial neuralgia at inclusion
• patients not able to stop treatment for OSA within one week before each visit
• allergy to latex
• dental extraction within 15 days before inclusion
• pharyngeal surgery in the past
• incapable adult

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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10 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

active osteopathic compression

Active Comparator group

Description:

osteopathic compression of Pterygopalatine node

Treatment:

Procedure: osteopathic compression of Pterygopalatine node

placebo osteopathic compression

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

placebo osteopathic compression

Treatment:

Procedure: osteopathic compression of Pterygopalatine node