Trial reportJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2012
Exercise training improves selected aspects of daytime functioning in adults with obstructive sleep apnea.
Trial report in Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Effects of six different exercise therapies on sleep indices, cardiopulmonary endurance, and body composition in patients with sleep-related breathing disorders: network meta-analysis of 40 RCTs.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
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- The impact of diet and lifestyle management strategies for obstructive sleep apnoea in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2013Pooled it
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- Effects of exercise training on brain metabolism and cognitive functioning in sleep apnea.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Effect of strength training on sleep apnea severity in the elderly: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Trials · 2017Trial
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- Effect of lifestyle changes on liver enzymes, triglycerides, sex hormones, and daytime sleepiness in polycystic ovarian syndrome women with obstructive sleep apnea and fatty liver - a randomized controlled trial.Przeglad menopauzalny = Menopause review · 2025Article
- Patterns of physical activity in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and their association with sleepiness.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Article
- A scoping review of the effect of chronic stretch training on sleep quality in people with sleep disorders.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Article
- First Step to empowering change: enhancing self-efficacy, energy management, and physical activity in patients with sleep apnea.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Article
- The effects of an exercise intervention on executive function among overweight adults with obstructive sleep apnea.Sleep and biological rhythms · 2023Article
- Moderate Aerobic Exercise Reduces the Detrimental Effects of Hypoxia on Cardiac Autonomic Control in Healthy Volunteers.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Responsiveness of the Italian version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Multidimensional Fatigue Scale in adult inpatients with obesity.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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- Use of polysomnography and home sleep apnea tests for the longitudinal management of obstructive sleep apnea in adults: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical guidance statement.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2021Review
- Effects of Exercise in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.Clocks & sleep · 2021Review
- The Role of Vitamin C in Two Distinct Physiological States: Physical Activity and Sleep.Nutrients · 2020Review
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objectivesTo explore the utility of exercise training for improving daytime functioning in adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
methodsForty-three sedentary and overweight/obese adults aged 18-55 years with at least moderate-severity untreated OSA (apnea-hypopnea index ≥ 15) were randomized to 12 weeks of moderate-intensity aerobic and resistance exercise training (n = 27) or low-intensity stretching control treatment (n = 16). As part of a trial investigating the efficacy of exercise training on OSA severity, daytime functioning was assessed before and following the intervention. Sleepiness, functional impairment due to sleepiness, depressive symptoms, mood, and quality of life (QOL) were evaluated with validated questionnaires, and cognitive function was assessed with a neurobehavioral performance battery. OSA severity was measured with one night of laboratory polysomnography before and following the intervention.
resultsCompared with stretching control, exercise training resulted in significant improvements in depressive symptoms, fatigue and vigor, and aspects of QOL (p < 0.05). Sleepiness and functional impairment due to sleepiness also were improved following exercise versus control to a similar degree in terms of effect sizes (d > 0.5), though these changes were not statistically significant. No neurobehavioral performance improvements were found. Reduced fatigue following exercise training was mediated by a reduction in OSA severity, but changes in OSA severity did not significantly mediate improvement in any other measure of daytime functioning.
conclusionsThese data provide preliminary evidence that exercise training may be helpful for improving aspects of daytime functioning of adults with OSA. Larger trials are needed to further verify the observed improvements.
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