LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY VS EXERCISES FOR SNORING IN SLEEP APNEA 'S PATIENTS

NCT07669870 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: P.T.REC/012/006337
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 180
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

the purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of using low level laser therapy versus oropharyngeal exercises in the treatment of snoring in patient diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea. the study aims to determine which intervention provide better clinical outcome in reducing snoring severity and improve sleep quality

Conditions

Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Snoring

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• snoring severity and risk using the berlin questionnaire

  the Berline questionnaire is used to assess the risk and severity and obstructive sleep apnea .it consist of 3 categories addressing the severity of snoring, day time sleepiness, and history of high blood pressure or obesity changes in the questionnaire scores will be evaluated to compare the clinical outcome between the groups

  6 weeks

Study Arms (3)

laser therapy group

EXPERIMENTAL

patients in this group received low level laser therapy targeting soft palate and surrounding upper airway tissues

Device: low level laser therapy

orophrgeal exercises

EXPERIMENTAL

patient in this group performed oropharyngeal exercises and tongue exercises to strengthen upper air way

Behavioral: oropharyngeal exercises

control group

NO INTERVENTION

patient in this group didn't receive any active exercises or laser they receive only advices

Interventions

low level laser therapy DEVICE

laser applications to the oral mucosa and soft palate tissue

laser therapy group

oropharyngeal exercises BEHAVIORAL

structured myofunctional and tongue strengthening exercises for snoring reduction

orophrgeal exercises

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years - 55 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Patient are clinically and medically stable 2-Patients are able to understand and follow the instruction 3-Patient 's age range from 40 to 55 years old 4-Patient are male and females 5-Patient have snoring due to diagnostic mild sleep apnea disorder 6- BMI of patients ranging from (30 - 34.9) Obesity Class I and obesity class 2 ( 35-39)
• Exculsioncriteria :
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• In stability of patient 's medical condition 3-In ability to comprehered and follow instruction as in dementia or speech proplems such as dysphasia 4-Patients with cognitive disorders 5-Patients with musculoskeletal and neurological problems 6- patients with diabetes

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Physcial Therapy Cairo Unvirsity

Cairo, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sleep Apnea, Obstructive; Snoring

Interventions

Low-Level Light Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Sleep Apnea Syndromes; Apnea; Respiration Disorders; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic; Dyssomnias; Sleep Wake Disorders; Nervous System Diseases; Respiratory Sounds; Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Laser Therapy; Therapeutics; Phototherapy

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: physiotherapist

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 21, 2026
• First Posted: June 25, 2026
• Study Start: January 1, 2026
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2026
• Study Completion: June 5, 2026
• Last Updated: June 25, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)