Status:

WITHDRAWN

Tonsillectomy in Adults With Tonsillar Hypertrophy and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Lead Sponsor:

University of Southern California

Collaborating Sponsors:

Henry Ford Health System

Conditions:

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Eligibility:

All Genders

17+ years

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine if tonsillectomy eliminates symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and marked tonsillar hypertrophy with normal soft pala...

Detailed Description

Purpose: To determine if tonsillectomy eliminates symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and marked tonsillar hypertrophy with normal soft palate and uvula length...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • At least 18 years of age
  • Documented obstructive sleep apnea (with central apneas of the total number of apneas plus hypopneas)
  • Able to complete all forms in English and follow-up appointments
  • Willing to undergo 3 home sleep studies; and markedly hypertrophic (3+ or 4+) tonsils
  • Tonsil size of 3+ or 4+ corresponds to tonsils that occupy more than 50% of the space between the tonsillar fossa (side of the throat) and midline

Exclusion

  • No craniofacial abnormality
  • No history of COPD, untreated psychological disorder, other sleep disorder, alcohol or drug abuse
  • Body mass index \<35 kg/m2
  • Unable to tolerate other treatments for obstructive sleep apnea
  • Soft palate length \> 4 cm
  • Uvula length \> 2 cm
  • No significant nasal obstruction

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2010

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02204696

Start Date

December 1 2010

End Date

July 1 2015

Last Update

December 2 2015

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Keck Hospital of USC

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033