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| Name | Class |
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| UMN Medical Devices Center | UNKNOWN |
| Fairview Sleep Center | UNKNOWN |
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The objective of this study is to reduce the incidence or intensity of snoring in a patient population of known simple snorers without sleep apnea using smartphone based application which allows participants to play voice controlled games using various articulations resulting in tongue base movements.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Control | Active Comparator |
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| Intervention | Experimental |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Smart phone game play | Other | Voice controlled smart phone game play 15 minutes daily and recording sounds of sleep environment 2 night per week for 12 weeks |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Snoring Intensity | Snoring sounds >60 db | 12 weeks |
| Snoring Rate | Snoring sounds/hour of sleep | 12 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Sleep Quality | Self reported sleep quality on likert scale (0 to 5) | 12 weeks |
| Bed Partner Sleep Quality | Bed partner reported sleep quality on likert scale (0 to 5) |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Fluent in English.
Age is between 20 and 65.
BMI less than 32
Less than 5% variance in weight since sleep study.
Snoring without health risk related to sleep apnea and not currently receiving treatment.
Owns an iPhone 4 or newer and is comfortable downloading and using apps.
Complaint of habitual snoring 3 or more nights per week
Rated by polysomnograph technologist as moderate or loud snoring.
Exclusion Criteria:
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| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 30032464 | Derived | Goswami U, Black A, Krohn B, Meyers W, Iber C. Smartphone-based delivery of oropharyngeal exercises for treatment of snoring: a randomized controlled trial. Sleep Breath. 2019 Mar;23(1):243-250. doi: 10.1007/s11325-018-1690-y. Epub 2018 Jul 21. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D012913 | Snoring |
| ID | Term |
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| D012135 | Respiratory Sounds |
| D012818 | Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| Control | Other | Recording of sleep environment 2 nights per week for 12 weeks |
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| 12 weeks |
| Sleepiness | Epworth sleepiness score | 12 weeks |