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The Efficacy and Maintain Effect of OPR on OSA Patients After Palatal Surgery
Led by Yi-Ju, Lai · Updated on 2024-08-12
90
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
136 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the maintain effect of palatal surgery and oropharyngeal rehabilitation (OPR) by using the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), tongue muscle strength and the space of the upper airway in patients with OSA.The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Will the severity of OSA, tongue muscle strength and the space of upper airway improve more in the palatal surgery combined OPR group than the other two groups? 2. Will The maintain effect of tongue muscle strength and the space of upper airway be better in the palatal surgery combined OPR group? Participants will be divided into 3 groups including palatal surgery combined OPR group, palatal surgery group and OPR group by the doctor's advice and their willingness.The OPR for the treatment groups included three 30-minute sessions of OPR per day, and the exercise would be performed 3-5 days per week for 3 months.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
The Efficacy and Maintain Effect of OPR on OSA Patients After Palatal Surgery
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients with mild to severe obstructive sleep apnea
You will not qualify if you...
- Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps
- Adenoidal hypertrophy
- Bilateral tonsil hypertrophy
- Morbid obesity
- Drug or alcohol abuse within one year
- Pregnancy
- Severe lung disease
- Heart disease with high risk of exercise
- Neuromuscular disease preventing exercise participation
- Central or mixed sleep apnea
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
National Cheng Kung University Hospital
Tainan, Taiwan, 704
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
Y
Yi-Ju Lai, PhD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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