Department of Physiotherapy, San Juan de Dios Hospital Cordoba, 14012 Cordoba, Spain.
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of Cordoba, 14004 Cordoba, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Aug 31;17(17):6334. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17176334.
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common disease. The objective of this research was to determine the effectiveness of a graduated walking program in reducing the apnea-hypopnea index number in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).
A randomized controlled clinical trial with a two-arm parallel in three tertiary hospitals was carried out with seventy sedentary patients with moderate to severe OSAS. Twenty-nine subjects in each arm were analyzed by protocol. The control group received usual care, while usual care and an exercise program based on progressive walks without direct supervision for 6 months were offered to the intervention group.
The apnea-hypopnea index decreased by six points in the intervention group, and improvements in oxygen desaturation index, total cholesterol, and Low-Density Lipoprotein of Cholesterol (LDL-c) were observed. A higher decrease in sleep apnea-hypopnea index (45 ± 20.6 vs. 34 ± 26.3/h; = 0.002) was found in patients with severe vs. moderate OSAS, as well as in oxygen desaturation index from baseline values (43.3 vs. 34.3/h; = 0.046). Besides, High-Density Lipoprotein of Cholesterol (HDL-c) values showed a higher increase in the intervention group (45.3 vs. 49.5 mg/dL; = 0.009) and also, a higher decrease in LDL-c was found in this group (141.2 vs. 127.5 mg/dL; = 0.038).
A home physical exercise program is a useful and viable therapeutic measure for the management of OSAS.
阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停综合征(OSAS)是一种常见疾病。本研究旨在确定分级步行方案在降低阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停综合征(OSAS)患者的呼吸暂停低通气指数方面的有效性。
在三家三级医院进行了一项随机对照临床试验,共有 70 名久坐不动的中重度 OSAS 患者参与。按照方案对每组 29 名患者进行分析。对照组接受常规护理,而干预组则接受常规护理和基于渐进性步行的运动方案,但没有直接监督,为期 6 个月。
干预组的呼吸暂停低通气指数降低了 6 个点,并且观察到氧减饱和度指数、总胆固醇和低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL-c)的改善。在严重 OSAS 患者中发现睡眠呼吸暂停低通气指数的降低幅度更高(45 ± 20.6 与 34 ± 26.3/h; = 0.002),与中度 OSAS 患者相比,基线值的氧减饱和度指数也有更高的降低(43.3 与 34.3/h; = 0.046)。此外,干预组的高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL-c)值显示出更高的升高(45.3 与 49.5 mg/dL; = 0.009),并且 LDL-c 的降低幅度也更高(141.2 与 127.5 mg/dL; = 0.038)。
家庭体育锻炼方案是 OSAS 管理的一种有用且可行的治疗措施。