Actively Recruiting
Prediction of Tongue Base Obstruction During Sleep
Led by Université Catholique de Louvain · Updated on 2026-05-04
48
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
110 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study investigates the hypothesis that, in children, tongue motor functions can predict both the anatomical site and the degree of upper airway obstruction contributing to obstructive sleep-disordered breathing.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Prediction of Tongue Base Obstruction During Sleep
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age between 6 and 17 years old
- Medical diagnosis of obstructive sleep-disordered breathing requiring surgical removal of tonsils (partial or total) and/or adenoids
- Positive Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire with 8 or more positive responses
- Eligible for surgical intervention
You will not qualify if you...
- Neurological, cardiac, or respiratory conditions other than obstructive sleep-disordered breathing
- Previous surgery of the upper airway or oral cavity
- History of or current head or neck cancer
- Cranial, upper airway, or oral cavity malformation
- Cannot safely have an endoscopy performed
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc
Brussels, Belgium, 1200
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
W
William Poncin, Pr, Dr.
CONTACT
P
Pierre Cnockaert, PT
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
1
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