ArticleBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2022
Exercise and obstructive sleep apnoea: a 24-week follow-up study.
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- 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
- Rehabilitation and therapeutic exercise in obstructive sleep apnea: a perspective beyond the apnea-hypopnea index.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Exploring Exercise Interventions for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Scoping Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Review
- Letter to the editor concerning "Effects of aerobic exercise and resistance training on obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis" by Lin et al.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2025Article
- Metabolic Crossroads: Unveiling the Complex Interactions between Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and Metabolic Syndrome.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- First Step to empowering change: enhancing self-efficacy, energy management, and physical activity in patients with sleep apnea.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Article
- Long-Term Adherence in Overweight Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypertension-A Pilot Prospective Cohort Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Objective: Report on long-term follow-up results in the apnoea hypopnea index (AHI) and self-reported daytime sleepiness in participants with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea at 12 weeks after completion of a high-intensity exercise training or control intervention. Methods: Twenty-six participants with obstructive sleep apnoea (body mass index (BMI) 37 (36-39) kg/m, age 52 (49-55) years, apnoea-hypopnoea index 40.5 (31.3-50.2) events/hour), randomised to either 12 weeks of supervised high-intensity interval training (HIIT) (4×4 min of treadmill running or walking at 90%-95% of maximal heart rate) or no intervention (control), underwent a sleep evaluation follow-up 24 weeks after intervention initiation. Respiratory measures during sleep were registered at baseline, 12 weeks (postintervention) and 24 weeks (long-term follow-up). Results: At the 24-week follow-up, there were no statistically significant differences between the groups in the AHI (HIIT 30.7 (17.2-44.1) and control 38.7 (22.8-54.5) events/hour), Epworth score (HIIT 7.0 (4.7-9.3) and control 5.5 (3.9-7.0)), mean oxygen saturation (HIIT 93.2 (92.5-93.9) and control 92.0 (91.1-92.8)) or oxygen desaturation events (HIIT 32.9 (20.4-45.4) and control 44.3 (27.3-61.3) n/hour). BMI remained unchanged from the baseline in both groups. In the HIIT group, only two participants reported having continued with HIIT at 24 weeks. Conclusion: The effect of 12 weeks of supervised high-intensity exercise training on AHI and self-reported daytime sleepiness was lost at the 24-week follow-up.
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