Singing Exercises to Improve Symptoms of Snoring and Sleep Apnea

NCT ID: NCT01322334

Last Updated: 2011-03-24

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

127 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-11-30

Study Completion Date

2007-11-30

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Snoring Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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Singing exercises

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Singing exercises

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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

Interventions

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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)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* age 18 years old or over
* history of simple snoring or sleep apnoea with RDI 10-40

Exclusion Criteria

* severe sleep apnoea RDI \>40
* morbid obesity BMI \> 40
* unable to provide written informed consent
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Consultant Otolaryngologist and Clinical Lecturer, Royal Devon & Exeter hospital

Principal Investigators

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Malcolm P Hilton, BMBCh FRCS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust

Locations

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Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust

Exeter, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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Hil2003/SE

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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