LATERAL PHARYNGOPLASTY OUTCOMES IN THE TREATMENT OF SNORE AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01574768 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified April 2012 by CAROLINA DE ANDRADE FERREIRA VIEIRA, Hospital do Servidor Publico Estadual.
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
First Posted : April 10, 2012
Last Update Posted : April 10, 2012
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Snore Obstructive Sleep Apnea | Procedure: Lateral Pharyngoplasty | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 300 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | LATERAL PHARYNGOPLASTY OUTCOMES IN THE TREATMENT OF SNORE AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA |
Study Start Date : | November 2011 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | August 2012 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | September 2012 |

- Procedure: Lateral Pharyngoplasty
Tonsilectomy, microdissection of the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle within the tonsillar fossa and sectioning of this muscle
- AHI [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Change in AHI

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- snore
- osas
Exclusion Criteria:
- previous pharynx surgery
- use of medication that modifies the muscular tonus or the perception of sleepiness before or after the surgery
- body mass index (BMI) bigger than 35 kg/m2
- neurological or psychiatric disease.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01574768
Brazil | |
Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual | |
São Paulo, SP, Brazil |
Principal Investigator: | Michel B Cahali, MD, PhD | University of Sao Paulo |
Responsible Party: | CAROLINA DE ANDRADE FERREIRA VIEIRA, otolaryngologist, Hospital do Servidor Publico Estadual |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01574768 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
135/11 |
First Posted: | April 10, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 10, 2012 |
Last Verified: | April 2012 |
Apnea Sleep Apnea Syndromes Sleep Apnea, Obstructive Respiration Disorders Respiratory Tract Diseases |
Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic Dyssomnias Sleep Wake Disorders Nervous System Diseases |