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Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a chronic disorder characterised by repetitive episodes of partial or complete airway obstruction occurring during sleep [1]. Recent data suggest that moderate-to-severe OSA is highly prevalent, affecting up to 50% of males and 25% of females [2]. OSA is associated with frequent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events [3]. Although continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the gold standard treatment, long-term adherence remains poor, particularly in moderate and in non-sleepy patients [4], while the cardiovascular risk remains high.
Abstract
Long-term physical activity programmes outside of hospitals may help improve moderate obstructive sleep apnoea, particularly in obese patients http://ow.ly/11jg30lOJYS
Acknowledgements
We thank all the participants for their commitment and their willingness, Arnaud Garcin for study coordination, Laurent Tordella for data management, Mathilde Donnat and Hayet Iddir for their involvement in the data collection, and Audrey Laligant and Isabelle Goure (all at CHU Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France) for the diet educational group sessions. We are grateful for the involvement of the Fédération Française d’Education Physique et de Gymnastique Volontaire (FFEPGV) Loire clubs' leaders and sports instructors, which made the study possible. We thank Resmed, and the Home Care Service Company Vivisol and VitalAire for the loan of portable sleep monitoring.
Footnotes
This study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov with identifier number NCT02463890. Individual participant data that underlie the results reported in this article will be shared, after de-identification.
Conflict of interest: M. Berger has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: J-C. Barthélémy has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: D. Hupin has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: J. Raffin has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: C. Dupré has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: P. Labeix has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: F. Costes has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: J-M. Gaspoz has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: F. Roche has nothing to disclose.
Support statement: Supported by grants from the National Association of Research and Technology (ANRT) and the Fédération Française d’Education Physique et de Gymnastique Volontaire (FFEPGV) through the CIFRE Convention #2014/0391, from the University Hospital of Saint-Etienne (AOL #2015/150833), and from the Adène group. The University Hospital of Saint-Etienne was the sponsor of the study. Funding information for this article has been deposited with the Crossref Funder Registry.
- Received April 18, 2018.
- Accepted September 5, 2018.
- Copyright ©ERS 2018