The effect of adding Radio-frequency to the surgery in snoring treatment
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- snoring.mouth breathing
- Registration Number
- IRCT201204029355N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Research Department of Isfahan university of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 46
Inclusion Criteria
The inclusion criteria: existence of indications for surgery including daytime sleepiness ; daily dysfunction; obstructive sleep apnea with an apnea index; hypopnea over 15; patients with snoring; obstructive sleep apnea which have not improved despite the medical treatments; has tonsils with grade III or IV; the person also agreed to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Snoring. Timepoint: before and three months after surgery. Method of measurement: visual analogue scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Daytime sleepiness. Timepoint: befor and three months after surgery. Method of measurement: ?The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS.