Randomised sham-controlled trial of transcutaneous electrical stimulation in obstructive sleep apnoea

INTRODUCTION: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is characterised by a loss of neuromuscular tone of the upper airway dilator muscles while asleep. This study investigated the effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical stimulation in patients with OSA. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a randomised, sham-c...

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Published in:Thorax
Main Authors: Pengo, Martino F, Xiao, Sichang, Ratneswaran, Culadeeban, Reed, Kate, Shah, Nimish, Chen, Tao, Douiri, Abdel, Hart, Nicholas, Luo, Yuanming, Rafferty, Gerrard F, Rossi, Gian Paolo, Williams, Adrian, Polkey, Michael I, Moxham, John, Steier, Joerg
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Sleep
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5036236/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27435610
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-208691
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