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ReviewJornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia

The role of physical exercise in obstructive sleep apnea.

Flávio Maciel Dias de Andrade, Rodrigo Pinto Pedrosa

3 registry-linked trialsOpen access · diamondAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 39 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
39citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03087318 nacompletednot on this map

Sport as a Treatment in Chronic Diseases and Healthcare Sustainability: Sport 4 Health

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity Hospital, GrenobleRan2017 to 2018Enrolled60ConditionsObstructive Sleep Apnea, Overweight and ObesityArmsPhysical activity
NCT05390138 naunknown statusnot on this map

A Smart Sleep Apnea Self-management Support Programme(4S) to Improve Apnea Severity and Cardiovascular Health - A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial With Mixed-method Evaluation

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe University of Hong KongRan2022 to 2024Enrolled120ConditionsObstructive Sleep ApneaArmsSmart Sleep Apnea Self-management Support Programme (4S), General Hygiene Information (GH)
NCT06087900 nacompletednot on this map

Effects of Different Exercise Modalities on Apnea-Hypopnea Index and Oxidative Stress in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

TypeinterventionalSponsorChulalongkorn UniversityRan2022 to 2023Enrolled40ConditionsObstructive Sleep ApneaArmsModerate continuous training (MICT), High intensity interval training (HIIT), Inspiratory muscle training (IMT), Control
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 92 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Effects of Exercise on Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  11. Exploring Exercise Interventions for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Scoping Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025
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  12. The impact of exercise on sleep and sleep disorders.Npj biological timing and sleep · 2025
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  14. Prevalence and factors associated with poor sleep quality among patients with hypertension in a primary care clinic: A cross-sectional study.Malaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia · 2025
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  16. Unfolding the role of exercise in the management of sleep disorders.European journal of applied physiology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Flávio Maciel Dias de AndradeLaboratório do Sono e Coração, Pronto-Socorro Cardiológico de Pernambuco - PROCAPE - Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife (PE) Brasil.
Rodrigo Pinto PedrosaLaboratório do Sono e Coração, Pronto-Socorro Cardiológico de Pernambuco - PROCAPE - Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife (PE) Brasil.
Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common clinical condition, with a variable and underestimated prevalence. OSA is the main condition associated with secondary systemic arterial hypertension, as well as with atrial fibrillation, stroke, and coronary artery disease, greatly increasing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Treatment with continuous positive airway pressure is not tolerated by all OSA patients and is often not suitable in cases of mild OSA. Hence, alternative methods to treat OSA and its cardiovascular consequences are needed. In OSA patients, regular physical exercise has beneficial effects other than weight loss, although the mechanisms of those effects remain unclear. In this population, physiological adaptations due to physical exercise include increases in upper airway dilator muscle tone and in slow-wave sleep time; and decreases in fluid accumulation in the neck, systemic inflammatory response, and body weight. The major benefits of exercise programs for OSA patients include reducing the severity of the condition and daytime sleepiness, as well as increasing sleep efficiency and maximum oxygen consumption. There are few studies that evaluated the role of physical exercise alone for OSA treatment, and their protocols are quite diverse. However, aerobic exercise, alone or combined with resistance training, is a common point among the studies. In this review, the major studies and mechanisms involved in OSA treatment by means of physical exercise are presented. In addition to systemic clinical benefits provided by physical exercise, OSA patients involved in a regular, predominantly aerobic, exercise program have shown a reduction in disease severity and in daytime sleepiness, as well as an increase in sleep efficiency and in peak oxygen consumption, regardless of weight loss. RESUMO A apneia obstrutiva do sono (AOS) é uma condição clínica comum, possuindo prevalência variável e subestimada. Principal condição associada à hipertensão arterial sistêmica secundária, associa-se ainda à fibrilação atrial, acidente vascular encefálico e doença arterial coronariana, aumentando a morbidade e mortalidade cardiovascular. O tratamento da AOS com pressão positiva contínua em vias aéreas não é tolerado por todos os pacientes e, muitas vezes, não é indicado para formas leves. Daí, métodos alternativos de tratamento da AOS e de suas consequências cardiovasculares são necessários. A prática usual de exercícios físicos promove benefícios adicionais à redução do peso em pacientes com AOS; contudo, os mecanismos ainda são incertos. Entre as adaptações fisiológicas proporcionadas pelo exercício físico nessa população destacam-se o aumento do tônus da musculatura dilatadora das vias aéreas superiores e do tempo do estágio do sono de ondas lentas e a redução do acúmulo cervical de líquido, da resposta inflamatória sistêmica e do peso corpóreo. Os principais benefícios de programas de exercício físico para essa população incluem a redução da gravidade da AOS e da sonolência diurna e o aumento da eficiência do sono e consumo máximo de oxigênio. Poucos estudos avaliaram o papel do exercício físico realizado de forma isolada no tratamento da AOS, além de existirem muitas diferenças relacionadas aos protocolos de exercício utilizados. Entretanto, o emprego de exercícios aeróbios isolados ou combinados aos exercícios resistidos é um ponto comum entre os estudos. Nessa revisão, os principais estudos e mecanismos envolvidos no tratamento da AOS por meio da realização de exercícios físicos são apresentados. Além dos benefícios clínicos sistêmicos proporcionados pelo exercício físico, pacientes com AOS submetidos a um programa regular de exercícios predominantemente aeróbicos, apresentam redução da gravidade da doença e da sonolência diurna, aumento da eficiência do sono e do pico de consumo de oxigênio, independentemente da perda de peso.

Indexed as

Exercise TherapyCardiovascular DiseasesExerciseHumansRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSleep Apnea, Obstructive

Identifiers

PMID28117479
PMCPMC5344097
OpenAlexW2570062964

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