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Surgical Treatment of Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Not Applicable
Conditions
Sleep Apnea
Interventions
Procedure: Modified tonsillectomy
Other: Lifestyle counselling by physician
Registration Number
NCT00747890
Lead Sponsor
Kuopio University Hospital
Brief Summary

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is one of the most common sleep disorder. There are numerous conditions that are related to OSA, such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and metabolic syndrome. If the patient with OSA have large tonsils, soft and largened uvula or flacid soft palate, one might benefit from operative treatment of OSA. The aim of our study is to find out whether an operative treatment is effective in mild OSA patients with carefully assessed anatomical predispositions. Our ultimate goal is to evaluate the effects of operative treatment in mild OSA itself and in the diseases related to OSA. We measure the cardiovasculary functions, symptoms, postoperative recovery, antropometry, laboratory tests, the quality of life, the quality of sleep and the inflammatory system in sleep apnea before and after the surgery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age 18-65
  • BMI <35
  • AHI 5-30 events/h
  • Largened tonsils Grade ≥1
Exclusion Criteria
  • Age <18 or > 65
  • BMI >35
  • AHI <5 or >30
  • Tonsil size < 1
  • Severe nasal polyposis
  • Pregnancy
  • Chronic kidney, liver or thyroid disease
  • Active treatment of OSA of any kind

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
IModified tonsillectomy-
IILifestyle counselling by physician-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Apnea Hypopnea IndexOne year(before and after surgery)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Quality of lifeOne Year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kuopio University Hospital

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Kuopio, Finland

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