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The effects of threshold inspiratory muscle training in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized
Huei-Chen Lin1,2, Ling-Ling Chiang3, Jun-Hui Ong4
1Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No.1, Daxue Rd., East Dist., Tainan City, 70101, Taiwan.
Objectives:
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) (an obstructed airway and intermittent hypoxia) negatively affect their respiratory muscles. We evaluated the effects of a 12-week threshold inspiratory muscle training (TIMT) program on OSA severity, daytime sleepiness, and pulmonary function in newly diagnosed OSA.
Methods:
Sixteen patients with moderate-to-severe OSA were randomly assigned to a TIMT group and 6 to a control group. The home-based TIMT program was 30-45 min/day, 5 days/week, for 12 weeks using a TIMT training device. Their apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS), and forced vital capacity (FVC) scores were evaluated pre- and post-treatment. Polysomnographic (PSG) analysis showed that 9 TIMT-group patients had positively responded (TIMT-responder group: post-treatment AHI < pre-treatment) and that 7 had not (TIMT non-responder group: post-treatment AHI > pre-treatment).
Results:
Post-treatment AHI and ESS scores were significantly (both P < 0.05) lower 6% and 20.2%, respectively. A baseline AHI ≤ 29.0/h predicted TIMT-responder group patients (sensitivity 77.8%; specificity 85.7%). FVC was also significantly (P < 0.05) higher 7.2%. Baseline AHI and FEV6.0 were significant predictors of successful TIMT-responder group intervention. OSA severity and daytime sleepiness were also significantly attenuated.
Conclusions:
Home-based TIMT training is simple, efficacious, and cost-effective.
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