Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on endothelial function and circulating progenitor cells in obstructive sleep apnoea: a randomised sham-controlled …

PJL Simpson, CM Hoyos, D Celermajer, PY Liu… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is characterised by reoccurring apnoeas and
hypopneas, causing repetitive hypoxia and reoxygenation, and is associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Peri-operative treatment of sleep-disordered breathing and outcomes in bariatric patients

JH Meurgey, R Brown… - Journal of thoracic …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is increasingly common in bariatric patients
undergoing sedation during elective surgery. However, it has not been established how …

The use of nasal dilator strips as a placebo for trials evaluating continuous positive airway pressure

A Amaro, FHG Duarte, RS Jallad, MD Bronstein… - Clinics, 2012 - SciELO Brasil
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the current study was to compare the objective and subjective
effects of continuous positive airway pressure to the use of nasal dilator strips in patients …

Improvement of EEG slowing in OSAS after CPAP treatment

SD Lee, G Ju, JW Kim, IY Yoon - Journal of psychosomatic research, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: This study was done to investigate change of electroencephalography (EEG)
slowing and its relationship to daytime sleepiness and cognitive functions by continuous …

The placebo effect in pharmacological treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Hoff, D Zou, L Grote, K Stenlöf, J Hedner - Sleep Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective New drug treatments are under development in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
The placebo effect is well recognized in various conditions, but its relevance in OSA is …

Nasal dilator strip is an effective placebo intervention for severe obstructive sleep apnea

F Yagihara, G Lorenzi-Filho… - Journal of Clinical Sleep …, 2017 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of nasal dilator strip (NDS)
as a placebo intervention compared with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) …

Ethical issues in the conduct of clinical trials in obstructive sleep apnea

DL Brown, CS Anderson, RD Chervin… - Journal of Clinical …, 2011 - jcsm.aasm.org
Scientifically rigorous clinical trials are needed to test continuous positive airway pressure's
(CPAP) effect on important clinical endpoints known to be associated with obstructive sleep …

A randomized controlled trial on ambulatory blood pressure lowering effect of CPAP in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and nocturnal hypertension

Q Chen, YB Cheng, M Shen, B Yin, HH Yi, J Feng… - Blood …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: In a randomised controlled trial, we investigated the blood pressure (BP) lowering
effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with moderate-severe …

Feasibility of remote neurocognitive assessment: pandemic adaptations for a clinical trial, the Cognition and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Parkinson's Disease, Effect of …

AC Lajoie, J Crane, AR Robinson, AL Lafontaine… - Trials, 2021 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic poses challenges for timely outcome assessment in
randomized clinical trials (RCT). Our aim was to describe our remote neurocognitive testing …

Diabetes sleep treatment trial: premise, design, and methodology

ER Chasens, CW Atwood, LE Burke… - Contemporary clinical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Diabetes Sleep Treatment Trial (DSTT) is a multi-site, double-blinded,
randomized, sham-controlled trial. The study objective is to test whether treatment of …