The Effect of Pranayamic Techniques on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Ujjayi pranayama, Nadi-Shodhana pranayama, Sukha pranayama

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04632147

59491012-604.01.02

Details and patient eligibility

About

Study was planned to investigate the effect of pranayama on dyspnea, daytime sleepiness, cognitive function, quality of life, activities of daily living, functional exercise capacity, physical activity level, sleep quality, fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, depression and anxiety in OSAS.

Full description

Thirty-four OSAS patients meeting the inclusion criteria will be randomized into 2 groups as pranayama and control groups. The pranayama group will practice pranayama on their own for 8 weeks, 7 days a week, 3 times a day for 15 minutes. In addition, he will perform a single 15-minute session 3 days a week online under the supervision of a physiotherapist. The control group will not receive any intervention. Dyspnea sensation before and after the training Modified Medical Research Council dyspnea scale, daytime sleepiness Epworth Sleepiness Scale, cognitive function Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale, quality of life Short Form-36, Turkish Adaptation of Nottingham Health Profile Questionnaire and Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire, activities of daily living London Chest Activities of Daily Living Scale, functional exercise capacity 30 seconds sit and stand test, physical activity level International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form, sleep quality Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, fatigue status Fatigue Severity Scale, depression and anxiety Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, musculoskeletal system pain will be assessed with the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire.

Enrollment: 34 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients diagnosed with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

Exclusion criteria

• Using a mandibular advancement device
• Regularly using hypnotic drugs
• Have a metabolic disease (eg diabetes, hypothyroidism, obesity)
• Have Hypertension
• Have Malignancy
• Have Epilepsy
• Have Heart failure
• Have COPD
• Have asthma
• Neurological, psychological, cooperative problems
• Having a history of maxillofacial surgery

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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34 participants in 2 patient groups

Pranayama Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group will apply a 45-minute training program at home, consisting of 5 minutes of Ujjayi pranayama, 5 minutes of Nadi-Shodhana pranayama and 5 minutes of Sukha pranayama, 7 days a week for 8 weeks, 3 times a day. In addition, they will perform a 15-minute session 3 day a week for 8 weeks, under the online supervision of a physiotherapist. The training program will last 8 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Ujjayi pranayama, Nadi-Shodhana pranayama, Sukha pranayama

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention will be made to this group.