Effect of rapid maxillary expansion on the quality of life of children with obstructive sleep apnea and residual snoring.

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• Conditions: It will be selected Children aged 5 to 12 years, who have undergone adenotonsillectomy and had an apnea/hypopnea index greater than or equal to two or residual snoring, associated with the presence of maximum atresia, to assess the effect of rapid maxillary recovery on the quality of life of these children.Sleep apnea syndromes; Sleep apnea, obstructive, Palatal expansion technique; Snoring; C23.888.852.779.850; Quality of life.; C08.618; E06.658.578.458; C08.618.085

• Registration Number: RBR-463byn
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal de São Paulo

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-07-26
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy volunteers; both genders; age from 5 to 12 years; they were submitted to adenotonsillectomy; snoring more than 5x a week and maxillary atresia.

Exclusion Criteria

Cardiac and neuromuscular diseases; craniofacial malformations or chromosomal syndromes; hypertrophy of adenoid and / or lingual tonsil tissue after the surgical procedure with rhinopharynx or oropharynx obstruction above 50%; loss of teeth, dental caries and periodontal disease; patients using neurological drugs.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified