The problems like metabolic syndrome and sexual impotence in males with obstructive sleep apnea are common. continuous passive airway pressure (CPAP) is an authorized treatment for this type of apnea but still the recommendations of changing lifestyles are the suggested cornerstone therapies especially in obese males
Forty males with metabolic syndrome, sexual impotence (erectile dysfunction), and obstructive sleep apnea will be randomized to control group (CPAP will be applied in this group that will contain 20 males, CPAP will be applied five days weekly during night-sleeping for 4 hours for 12 weeks ) and study 20-patient group (also CPAP will be applied with the same protocol of control group plus lifestyle changes that will contain 3-session per-week 40-minute treadmill exercising and low-caloric/dietary 12-week restriction)
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
40
20 males with metabolic syndrome, sexual impotence (erectile dysfunction), and obstructive sleep apnea will be in this group (CPAP will be applied in this group that will contain 20 males, CPAP will be applied five days weekly during night-sleeping for 4 hours for 12 weeks plus lifestyle changes that will contain 3-session per-week 40-minute treadmill exercising and low-caloric/dietary 12-week restriction.
20 males with metabolic syndrome, sexual impotence (erectile dysfunction), and obstructive sleep apnea will be in this group. in this group CPAP will be applied five days weekly during night-sleeping for 4 hours for 12 weeks
Faculty of physical therapy
Giza, Dokki, Egypt
RECRUITINGinternational index of erectile function (five-item Arabic version)
a questionnaire that will assess erectile function
Time frame: it will be measured after 12 weeks
index of apnea and hypopnea
it will assess number of events of apnea and hypapnea during one-hour sleeping
Time frame: It will be measured after 12 weeks
ration of oxygen desaturation per hour
it will assess ratio of oxygen desaturation
Time frame: It will be measured after 12 weeks
Epworth sleepiness scale
it will assess daytime sleepiness
Time frame: It will be measured after 12 weeks
body mass index
it will be measured on empty stomach
Time frame: it will be measured after 12 weeks
neck circumference
it will be measured by a tape
Time frame: It will be measured after 12 weeks
fasting glycemia
it will be assessed by blood glucose meter
Time frame: It will be measured after 12 weeks
high density lipoprotein
it will be assessed in serum
Time frame: It will be measured after 12 weeks
triglycerides
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it will be assessed in serum
Time frame: It will be measured after 12 weeks
systolic blood pressure
it will be measured by manual sphygmomanometer
Time frame: It will be measured after 12 weeks
diastolic blood pressure
it will be measured by manual sphygmomanometer
Time frame: It will be measured after 12 weeks
waist circumference
it will be assessed at the level of umbilicus
Time frame: It will be measured after 12 weeks