The effect of continuous positive airway pressure usage on sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnoea: real effects or expectation of benefit?

MR Crawford, DJ Bartlett, SR Coughlin, CL Phillips… - Thorax, 2012 - thorax.bmj.com
Rationale Placebo responses are complex psychobiological phenomena and often involve
patient expectation of benefit. With continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment of …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on fatigue and sleepiness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: data from a randomized controlled trial

LM Tomfohr, S Ancoli-Israel, JS Loredo, JE Dimsdale - Sleep, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Objectives: Complaints of fatigue are frequent in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA); however, the impact of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on fatigue …

Is continuous positive airway pressure necessarily an everyday therapy in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea?

VA Rossi, EI Schwarz, KE Bloch… - European …, 2014 - Eur Respiratory Soc
There are limited data on the evolution of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) during continuous
positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy and whether this treatment is required every night …

Continuous positive airway pressure requirement during the first month of treatment in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea

R Jokic, A Klimaszewski, G Sridhar, MF Fitzpatrick - Chest, 1998 - Elsevier
Objectives (1) To compare the continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) requirement at
the time of diagnosis (T 0), after 2 weeks (T 2), and after 4 weeks (T 4) of CPAP treatment, in …

The effect of continuous positive airway pressure treatment on physical activity in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: a randomised controlled trial

SD West, M Kohler, DJ Nicoll, JR Stradling - Sleep medicine, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) improves daytime sleepiness
in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). The effect of CPAP on physical activity is …

Randomised placebo controlled trial of daytime function after continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome

HM Engleman, SE Martin, RN Kingshott, TW Mackay… - Thorax, 1998 - thorax.bmj.com
BACKGROUND Patients with the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS) report
improved sleepiness, cognitive function, and psychological well being after continuous …

Effects of suboptimal adherence of CPAP therapy on symptoms of obstructive sleep apnoea: a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial

T Gaisl, P Rejmer, S Thiel, SR Haile… - European …, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Introduction Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is currently the treatment of choice
for sleepiness in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA); however, adherence is often …