SynthesisSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2013
The impact of diet and lifestyle management strategies for obstructive sleep apnoea in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
Synthesis in Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
41 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The impact of continuous positive airway pressure combined with lifestyle intervention on patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a multilevel meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of aerobic exercise and resistance training on obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2024Pooled it
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- Effects of respiratory exercises in sleep bruxism and associated obstructive sleep apnea: a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial.Acta odontologica Scandinavica · 2024Trial
- Alternate-Day Fasting Combined with Exercise: Effect on Sleep in Adults with Obesity and NAFLD.Nutrients · 2023Trial
- Dose-response relationship between weight loss and improvements in obstructive sleep apnea severity after a diet/lifestyle interventions: secondary analyses of the "MIMOSA" randomized clinical trial.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2022Trial
- A weight-loss Mediterranean diet/lifestyle intervention ameliorates inflammation and oxidative stress in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: results of the "MIMOSA" randomized clinical trial.European journal of nutrition · 2021Trial
- Improvement in obstructive sleep apnea after a tailored behavioural sleep medicine intervention targeting healthy eating and physical activity: a randomised controlled trial.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2018Trial
- Effects of a pragmatic lifestyle intervention for reducing body mass in obese adults with obstructive sleep apnoea: a randomised controlled trial.BioMed research international · 2014Trial
- Impact of treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on weight in obstructive sleep apnea.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2013Trial
- Multicenter, randomized controlled trial of yoga for sleep quality among cancer survivors.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2013Trial
- Effect of Rehabilitation on Sleep Quality After Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Data From a Randomized Trial.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingTrial
- Obstructive Sleep Apneas and Cardiovascular Diseases.Clocks & sleep · 2026Review
- Impact of bariatric surgery on the resolution of obesity hypoventilation syndrome at 1-year follow-up: a retrospective study.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2025Article
- Effect of a Mediterranean Diet Adapted to the Mexican Population on Indicators of Metabolic Risk in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea and a Comprehensive Remotely Supervised Rehabilitation Program: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Evaluation and Treatment of Obesity and Its Comorbidities: 2022 Update of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Obesity by the Korean Society for the Study of Obesity.Journal of obesity & metabolic syndrome · 2023Review
- Self-management behavior, associated factors and its relationship with social support and health literacy in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2022Article
- Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS) Clinical Practice Guidelines 2020.Sleep and biological rhythms · 2022Article
- Body Mass Index Reduction and Selected Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
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Abstract
purposeTo systematically evaluate the impact of diet, exercise and lifestyle modification programmes on indices of obesity, Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) parameters and quality of life (QoL) in adults with OSA.
methodsElectronic databases were searched to identify randomised controlled trials published in English with an intervention based on dietary weight loss, exercise and/or lifestyle programme in adults with OSA. Meta-analyses were conducted using random-effects models.
resultsTwelve studies met the inclusion criteria with nine comparing similar interventions. Diet and diet plus continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy were compared in three studies (n = 261), and intensive lifestyle programmes and routine care were compared in six studies (n = 483). Diet with CPAP therapy reduced weight by -2.64 kg (95 % Confidence Interval (CI) -3.98, -1.30, I (2) = 0 %) compared with diet alone. No differences were observed for QoL or Epworth Sleepiness Scale. A significant reduction in weight was seen in participants receiving an intensive lifestyle intervention of -5.65 kg (95 % CI -10.91, -0.40, I(2) = 95.7 %) compared with controls. Reductions were also observed for waist circumference (-5.80 cm, 95 % CI -8.64, -2.96, I(2) = 77.7 %), body mass index (BMI) (-2.33 kg/m(2), 95 % CI -3.41, -1.24, I(2) = 78.8 %) and the Apnoea Hypopnoea Index (AHI) (-4.55 events/h, 95 % CI -7.12, -1.98, I(2) = 54.4 %) but with high levels of heterogeneity.
conclusionsIntensive lifestyle management can significantly reduce obesity indices and improve AHI. Future research is required to investigate this effect due to a limited number of studies identified.
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