Status:
COMPLETED
Intracapsular Tonsillectomy in the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults
Lead Sponsor:
Turku University Hospital
Conditions:
Tonsillar Hypertrophy
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Eligibility:
All Genders
16-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief 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 surger...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- age 16-64
- Planned tonsil surgery with informed concent
- Obstructive sleep apnea (AHI \> 15)
- Tonsillar size of 3-4 on the Friedman scale
Exclusion
- BMI \> 35 (Based on finnish Käypä Hoito -recommendations)
- Central sleep apnea
- Weight loss of more than 10% within the study period
- Untreated obstruction of nasal breathing
- Treated peritonsillar abscess \<1 month before enrollment
- Active tonsillar infection
- Previous tonsillar surgery (excluding incision of abscess)
- Malignancy
- High use of analgesics \>1 DDD daily during last 4 weeks
- Untreated reflux
- Anticoagulative medication
- Any condition of hemophilia
- Pregnancy, lactation
- Other, evaluated by treating physician
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 31 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
25 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04314492
Start Date
September 1 2020
End Date
January 31 2025
Last Update
April 25 2025
Active Locations (2)
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1
Satasairaala
Pori, Satakunta, Finland, 28500
2
Turku University Hospital
Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland, 20521