Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT04314492
Intracapsular Tonsillectomy in the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 25 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital · Other Government
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 16 Years – 65 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Treating sleep apnea in adults caused by tonsillar hypertrophy with intracapsular tonsillectomy by coblation
Detailed description
The investigators aim to study if good surgical results can be achieved by intracapsular tonsillectomy with coblation while monitoring safety, efficiency and cost-effectiveness. In adult tonsil surgery, the current practice in Finland is commonly extracapsular tonsillectomy with monopolar electrosurgery.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Tonsillectomy | Intracapsular removal of tonsillar tissue (\>90%) with coblation |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2020-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2025-01-31
- Completion
- 2025-01-31
- First posted
- 2020-03-19
- Last updated
- 2025-04-25
Locations
2 sites across 1 country: Finland
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04314492. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.