The Role of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients With Hypertension
NCT ID: NCT02451241
Last Updated: 2017-05-03
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
44 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2015-02-28
2016-03-31
Brief Summary
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Primary end-point:
To investigate the effects of acupuncture in improving OSA severity among hypertensive patients.
Secondary end-point To investigate the effect of acupuncture in improving the quality of life and sleep assessed by the Short Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaire and Pittsburgh Questionaire (PSQI); To investigate the effect of acupuncture in blood pressure and arterial stiffness
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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sham acupuncture
group will be submitted to placebo electroacupuncture for 20 minutes, two times a week for 5 weeks. Each session lasts about 40 min.
acupuncture
electroacupuncture
acupuncture
group will be submitted to electroacupuncture for 20 minutes, two times a week for 5 weeks. Each session lasts about 40 min.
acupuncture
electroacupuncture
Interventions
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acupuncture
electroacupuncture
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* Previous OSA treatment
30 Years
65 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of Pernambuco
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Rodrigo Pinto Pedrosa
MD, PhD
Locations
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Rodrigo Pedrosa
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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sleep01
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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