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Changing Lifestyle in OSA Males Who Suffer Metabolic Syndrome and Impotence: Is There a Response?
Sponsor: Cairo University
Summary
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
Official title: Effect of Addition of Changing Lifestyle to CPAP in OSA Males Who Suffer Metabolic Syndrome and Impotence
Key Details
Gender
MALE
Age Range
40 Years - 50 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2025-04-15
Completion Date
2025-09-05
Last Updated
2025-05-07
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
lifestyle changing plus CPAP
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.
CPAP
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
Locations (1)
Faculty of physical therapy
Giza, Dokki, Egypt