Placebo response in objective and subjective measures of hypersomnia in randomized clinical trials on obstructive sleep apnea. A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Sleepiness is one of the outcomes most used in randomized clinical trials (RCT) on the effect of treatments for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Furthermore, it is known that there is a placebo effect, especially in subjective measures. Therefore, given that sleepiness is a subjective measure, the objective of this systematic review with meta-analysis and three-level meta-regression was to assess the response to different placebos (pills and sham-CPAP) used in RCTs in OSA, both on subjective (Epworth Sleepiness Scale [ESS]) and objective (Multiple Sleep Latency Test [MSLT], Maintenance Wake Test [MWT], the Osler test and the Psychomotor Vigilance Task [PVT]). We observed a statistically significant placebo effect in both subjective and objective measures of hypersomnia, and in both sham-CPAP and pills. This placebo effect was greater, even clinically significant, in subjective measures (ESS: -2.84 points) and in those RCTs that used pills as a placebo. In the meta-regression, only a higher baseline value of the ESS and Osler test was related to the placebo effect.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:67

Enthalten in:

Sleep medicine reviews - 67(2023) vom: 01. Feb., Seite 101720

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Labarca, Gonzalo [VerfasserIn]
Montenegro, Rodrigo [VerfasserIn]
Oscullo, Grace [VerfasserIn]
Henriquez-Beltran, Mario [VerfasserIn]
Uribe, Juan P [VerfasserIn]
Gómez-Olivas, Jose Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Garcia-Ortega, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Martínez-García, Miguel Ángel [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Epworth
Hypersomnia
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
OSA
Placebo effect
Placebo response
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Sleepiness
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 24.01.2023

Date Revised 10.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.smrv.2022.101720

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350079625