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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2022

Memory Foam Pillow as an Intervention in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: A Preliminary Randomized Study.

Vasileios T Stavrou, Yiannis Koutedakis, Kyriaki Astara, George D Vavougios, Eirini Papayianni, Ilias T Stavrou, Fotini Bardaka, Chaido Pastaka, Konstantinos I Gourgoulianis

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Vasileios T StavrouLaboratory of Cardio-Pulmonary Testing and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
Yiannis KoutedakisSchool of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece.
Kyriaki AstaraLaboratory of Cardio-Pulmonary Testing and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
George D VavougiosLaboratory of Cardio-Pulmonary Testing and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
Eirini PapayianniLaboratory of Cardio-Pulmonary Testing and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
Ilias T StavrouLaboratory of Cardio-Pulmonary Testing and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
Fotini BardakaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
Chaido PastakaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
Konstantinos I GourgoulianisLaboratory of Cardio-Pulmonary Testing and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Specific pillow use is a seldom studied or controlled factor in the setting of sleep disordered breathing. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different pillows [own pillow (OP), memory foam pillow (MFP), generic laboratory pillow (LP)] on polysomnography (PSG)-derived parameters in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS). Thirty-two consecutive patients with OSAS were randomly allocated into two groups with randomized pillow usage [Group A: 3 h with LP and 3 h with OP (Age: 53.8 ± 12.5 years, BMI: 32.1 ± 4.6 kg/m

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PMID35372428
PMCPMC8967243

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