Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome by Expansion Palatoplasty

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-70
SponsorET Zarief

About this trial

The study will be conducted to evaluate the outcome of expansion palatoplasty in management of OSAS.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Adult patients.

Body mass index < 30 kg/m2 (weight /height in m2)

Mild to moderate OSAS

Sagittal collapse of the lateral pharyngeal walls proved by Drug induced sleep endoscopy (DISE).

Disqualifiers

• Refusing enrollment into the study.

Pregnant women.

Refusing the surgery

Contraindication to anaesthesia

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • expansion palatoplasty

Treatment groups

30 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

ET Zarief

Lead sponsor

Assiut University

Sponsor institution