NCT01223859

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

The Impact of Pretreatment Assessment of Oropharynx on Interstitial Soft Palate Radiofrequency Surgery Outcome - a Multi-center Study in Patients With Habitual Snoring

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 74 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Helsinki · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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

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

Conditions

• Snoring

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Interstitial soft palate surgery	Soft palate RF surgery in local anaesthesia

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-01-01
• Primary completion: 2009-07-01
• Completion: 2010-03-01
• First posted: 2010-10-19
• Last updated: 2010-10-19