Trial reportSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2019
Smartphone-based delivery of oropharyngeal exercises for treatment of snoring: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03264963 (Upper Airway Training for Treatment of Snoring Using Smartphone Application), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Upper Airway Training for Treatment of Snoring Using Smartphone Application
Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Myofunctional therapy (oropharyngeal exercises) for obstructive sleep apnoea.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- A systematic review of smartphone applications and devices for obstructive sleep apnea.Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngologyPooled it
- Effectiveness of strenghtning oropharyngeal myofunctional therapy combined with cervical spine exercises in mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnoea.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Trial
- The effect of tongue elevation muscle training in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: A randomised controlled trial.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2022Trial
- Deep learning approaches for image-based snoring sound analysis in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome: A systematic review.World journal of radiology · 2025Article
- Disease Prediction Using Machine Learning on Smartphone-Based Eye, Skin, and Voice Data: Scoping Review.JMIR AI · 2025Review
- Myofunctional Therapy and Its Effects on Retropalatal Narrowing and Snoring: A Preliminary Analysis of Rehabilitative Approaches.International journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Effect of 10-minute oropharyngeal exercise on the apnoea-hypopnoea index.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Australasian Sleep Association position statement on consensus and evidence based treatment for primary snoring.Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) · 2023Article
- Web version of the protocol of the orofacial myofunctional evaluation with scores: usability and learning.CoDAS · 2023Article
- The impact of daytime transoral neuromuscular stimulation on upper airway physiology - A mechanistic clinical investigation.Physiological reports · 2022Article
- The Role of Myofunctional Therapy in Treating Sleep-Disordered Breathing: A State-of-the-Art Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Scoping Review of Healthcare Literature on Mobile, Wearable, and Textile Sensing Technology for Continuous Monitoring.Journal of healthcare informatics research · 2021Article
- Analysis of the sleep period and the amount of habitual snoring in individuals with sleep bruxism.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2019Article
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeUpper airway exercises for snoring treatment can be effective but difficult to administer and monitor. We hypothesized that a brief, relatively simple daily upper airway exercise regimen, administered by a smartphone application, would reduce snoring and encourage compliance.
methodsTargeted vowel sounds causing tongue base movements were incorporated into a voice-controlled smartphone game application. Participants with habitual snoring, apnea hypopnea index (AHI) ≤ 14 events/h, and BMI ≤ 32 kg/m
resultsSixteen patients (eight in each group) completed the protocol. Groups were similar at baseline in gender distribution (five males, three females), mean BMI (27.5 ± 3.8 vs 27.4 ± 3.8 kg/m
conclusionsSmartphone application-administered upper airway training reduces objective and subjective snoring measures and improves sleep quality.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov ; no.: NCT03264963; URL: www.clinicaltrials.gov.
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