Randomised controlled crossover trial of humidified continuous positive airway pressure in mild obstructive sleep apnoea

NS Marshall, AM Neill, AJ Campbell, DS Sheppard - Thorax, 2005 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: It is unclear whether continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), the treatment
of choice for severe obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), is effective at improving outcomes in …

Continuous positive airway pressure reduces daytime sleepiness in mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnoea: a meta-analysis

NS Marshall, M Barnes, N Travier, AJ Campbell… - Thorax, 2006 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) affects an estimated 2–4% of the
middle aged population. Meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials have shown that the …

Predictors of sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnoea at baseline and after 6 months of continuous positive airway pressure therapy

R Budhiraja, CA Kushida, DA Nichols… - European …, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
We evaluated factors associated with subjective and objective sleepiness at baseline and
after 6 months of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy in patients with …

Effect of CPAP therapy on daytime function in patients with mild sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome.

HM Engleman, SE Martin, IJ Deary, NJ Douglas - Thorax, 1997 - thorax.bmj.com
BACKGROUND: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is an effective treatment in
patients with moderate and severe sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS), but the …

Continuous positive airway pressure treatment of sleepy patients with milder obstructive sleep apnea: results of the CPAP Apnea Trial North American Program …

TE Weaver, C Mancini, G Maislin, J Cater… - American journal of …, 2012 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Twenty-eight percent of people with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea
experience daytime sleepiness, which interferes with daily functioning. It remains unclear …

Quality of life of obstructive sleep apnoea patients receiving continuous positive airway pressure treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis

V Timkova, I Nagyova, SA Reijneveld, R Tkacova… - Heart & Lung, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Previous studies have shown conflicting results on the effect of continuous
positive airway pressure (CPAP) on quality of life (QoL) in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) …

Comparison of three ways to determine and deliver pressure during nasal CPAP therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea

SD West, DR Jones, JR Stradling - Thorax, 2006 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: The simplest method of initiating and maintaining therapeutic continuous
positive airways pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) has not been …

Effect of continuous positive airway pressure vs placebo continuous positive airway pressure on sleep quality in obstructive sleep apnea

S Ancoli-Israel, JE Dimsdale - Chest, 1999 - Elsevier
Study objectives Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy has become the
treatment of choice for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, the efficacy of CPAP …

Can continuous positive airway pressure therapy improve the general health status of patients with obstructive sleep apnea?: a clinical effectiveness study

DD Sin, I Mayers, GCW Man, A Ghahary, L Pawluk - Chest, 2002 - Elsevier
Study objectives To determine the short-term and long-term impacts of continuous positive
airway pressure (CPAP) therapy on health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with …

[HTML][HTML] Continuous positive airway pressure therapy in non-sleepy patients with obstructive sleep apnea: results of a meta-analysis

D Zhang, J Luo, Y Qiao, Y Xiao - Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Although continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has become the first line
of therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), it remains controversial whether non-sleepy …