Myofunctional Therapy App for Severe Apnea-Hypopnea Sleep Obstructive Syndrome: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Myofunctional therapy has demonstrated efficacy in treating sleep-disordered breathing. We assessed the clinical use of a new mobile health (mHealth) app that uses a smartphone to teach patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) to perform oropharyngeal exercises.

Objective

We conducted a pilot randomized trial to evaluate the effects of the app in patients with severe OSAHS.

Methods

Forty patients with severe OSAHS (apnea-hypoxia index [AHI]>30) were enrolled prospectively and randomized into an intervention group that used the app for 90 sessions or a control group. Anthropometric measures, Epworth Sleepiness Scale (0-24), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (0-21), Iowa Oral Performance Instrument (IOPI) scores, and oxygen desatura

SUBMITTER: O'Connor-Reina C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7683258 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature