Pretreatment Assessment of Oropharynx Ans Soft Palate Radiofrequency Surgery - a Multi-center Study

University of Helsinki

Status: Completed

Conditions: Snoring

Treatments: Procedure: Interstitial soft palate surgery

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01223859

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Details and patient eligibility

About

Interstitial radiofrequency (RF) surgery of the soft palate (SP) is an established option in the treatment of habitual snoring. The decision making process in the management of habitual snoring would benefit from diagnostic guidelines for oropharyngeal findings. The aim was to investigate the correlation of systematic clinical pretreatment oropharyngeal examination scores with the efficacy of interstitial RF surgery of SP in a multi-center study

Full description

TABLE 1. The inclusion and exclusion criterion used for the multicenter study.

Criteria Inclusion Exclusion _____________

Age (years) 18-65 < 18, > 65

Habitual snoring yes no Excessive daytime sleepiness no yes

BMI (kg/m2) < 28 > 28

AHI (events/hour) < 15 > 15

Overjet (mm) < 5 > 5 Clinical suspicion of obstruction no yes at base of tongue

Size of palatine tonsils (grade) 0-II III-IV

Nose breathing problems no yes

Pharyngeal tonsil hypertrophy no yes

A bed partner to assess snoring yes no

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Abbreviations: BMI = body mass index, AHI = apnea-hypopnea index.

Enrollment: 74 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

TABLE 1. The inclusion and exclusion criterion used for the multicenter study.

Criteria Inclusion Exclusion _____________

Age (years) 18-65 < 18, > 65

Habitual snoring yes no Excessive daytime sleepiness no yes

BMI (kg/m2) < 28 > 28

AHI (events/hour) < 15 > 15

Overjet (mm) < 5 > 5 Clinical suspicion of obstruction no yes at base of tongue

Size of palatine tonsils (grade) 0-II III-IV

Nose breathing problems no yes

Pharyngeal tonsil hypertrophy no yes

A bed partner to assess snoring yes no

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Abbreviations: BMI = body mass index, AHI = apnea-hypopnea index.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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74 participants in 1 patient group

intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Interstitial soft palate RF surgery

Treatment:

Procedure: Interstitial soft palate surgery