Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
J Clin Sleep Med. 2019 Jul 15;15(7):979-983. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.7876.
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have been shown to have high levels of inflammatory markers. Anti-inflammatory treatment with montelukast and intranasal steroids have demonstrated efficacy for mild OSA in children; this has not been fully evaluated in adults. This study investigated the response of mild OSA in adults to anti-inflammatory medical therapy.
Adults aged ≥ 21 years with an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) ≤ 15 events/h on polysomnography (PSG) were recruited to a prospective double-blind, randomized control trial. Patients were treated for 12 weeks with montelukast and fluticasone or placebo. All underwent a pretreatment and posttreatment PSG. Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) score was obtained pretreatment and at 6 and 12 weeks posttreatment.
A total of 26 patients completed the study with 13 in each group. Mean age in the treatment and placebo groups were 58.3 ± 10.3 and 54.8 ± 14 years, respectively. There was no significant difference between groups reporting nasal congestion ( = .186), rhinitis ( = .666), or snoring ( = .177). There was no difference in the pretreatment ESS score ( = .077), body mass index ( = .173), or AHI ( = .535). The posttreatment PSG in the treatment group demonstrated a significant increase in total sleep time ( = .02) and percent of stage R sleep ( = .05). Neither group showed significant change in AHI. In patients in the treatment group, the 6- and 12-week follow-up ESS scores were not significantly different from pretreatment scores ( = .37-.46).
Intranasal steroids and montelukast did not decrease AHI; however, total sleep time and percent of stage R sleep significantly increased. Self-reported improvement could be explained by observed changes in sleep parameters. Larger prospective studies could help elucidate the effects of medical therapy on adult patients with OSA.
Registry: ClinicalTrials.gov; Title: Montelukast and Nasa ICS for Treatment of Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults; Identifier: NCT01089647; URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/record/NCT01089647.
患有阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停(OSA)的患者表现出高水平的炎症标志物。孟鲁司特和鼻内皮质类固醇的抗炎治疗已证明对儿童轻度 OSA 有效;但尚未在成人中得到充分评估。本研究旨在探讨抗炎药物治疗对成人轻度 OSA 的反应。
年龄≥21 岁、多导睡眠图(PSG)上呼吸暂停低通气指数(AHI)≤15 次/小时的成人患者入组前瞻性双盲、随机对照试验。患者接受孟鲁司特和氟替卡松或安慰剂治疗 12 周。所有患者均进行预处理和治疗后 PSG。在预处理和治疗后 6 周和 12 周时,采用 Epworth 睡眠量表(ESS)评分。
共有 26 例患者完成了研究,每组 13 例。治疗组和安慰剂组的平均年龄分别为 58.3±10.3 岁和 54.8±14 岁。两组在鼻塞( =.186)、鼻炎( =.666)或打鼾( =.177)方面无显著差异。预处理 ESS 评分( =.077)、体重指数( =.173)或 AHI( =.535)均无差异。治疗组治疗后 PSG 显示总睡眠时间( =.02)和 R 期睡眠百分比( =.05)显著增加。两组 AHI 均无显著变化。治疗组患者的 6 周和 12 周随访 ESS 评分与预处理评分无显著差异( =.37-.46)。
鼻内皮质类固醇和孟鲁司特不能降低 AHI;然而,总睡眠时间和 R 期睡眠百分比显著增加。自我报告的改善可能可以通过观察到的睡眠参数变化来解释。更大的前瞻性研究可以帮助阐明药物治疗对 OSA 成年患者的影响。
注册机构:ClinicalTrials.gov;标题:孟鲁司特和鼻内皮质类固醇治疗成人轻度阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停;标识符:NCT01089647;网址:https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/record/NCT01089647。