Cardiovascular Impact, Quality e Quantity of Sleep in Bed Partners of Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Cardiovascular Impact, Quality e Quantity of Sleep in Bed Partners of Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common clinical condition associate with a negative impact
 not limited to the patients but also to the partner that sleep in the same bed. Is it
 reasonable to speculate that the partner suffer sleep deprivation, increased level of
 irritability, insomnia, fatigue, among others due to the loud snoring caused by the OSA
 patient. Although previous data reported impaired sleep quality in partners of patients with
 OSA, it is not clear in literature whether OSA promotes cardiovascular impact and if the
 treatment of OSA promotes some cardiovascular benefits in (the) partner beyond the
 improvements in the subjective and objective sleep. Thus, the main objectives of this
 randomized controlled study are: to evaluate the impact of three months of randomization
 (treatment with nasal CPAP or nasal strips) on the endothelial function, blood pressure
 (ambulatory blood pressure monitoring), sleep duration (wrist actigraphy for 1 week) and
 sleep quality (Pittsburgh Questionnaire) and the frequency of OSA in the bed partners of
 patients with moderate to severe OSA.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Bed partners of patients with moderate to severe OSA

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Bed partners with OSA using specific treatment.