Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0436146550
Study information
Scientific title
A pilot study of overtone singing as a treatment for snoring
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Snoring is a very common problem for which there is no very affective treatment. Snoring occurs because of loss of tone during sleep in the pharygeal muscle leading to partial obstruction. Voice exercises targeted to increase tone in these muscles might therefore be expected to reduce snoring, and there is some anecdotal evidence in support of this. We wish to perform a rather larger pilot study of the use of "overtone" singing in a group of 10 snorers with a view to proceeding to a more definitive prospective randomised controlled trial.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
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Condition
Signs and Symptoms: Snoring
Intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Objectively measured snoring
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/03/2004
Overall trial end date
01/03/2005
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Patients with snoring attending the sleep clinic at St James' University Hospital
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
10
Participant exclusion criteria
Patient refusal
Recruitment start date
01/03/2004
Recruitment end date
01/03/2005
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
St James's University Hospital
Leeds
LS9 7TF
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Hospital/treatment centre
Funder name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Funder name
NHS R&D Support Funding
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list