Intracapsular Tonsillectomy in the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults (NCT04314492) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
Intracapsular Tonsillectomy in the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults
Finland25 participantsStarted 2020-09-01
Plain-language summary
Treating sleep apnea in adults caused by tonsillar hypertrophy with intracapsular tonsillectomy by coblation
Who can participate
Age range16 Years – 65 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* age 16-64
* Planned tonsil surgery with informed concent
* Obstructive sleep apnea (AHI \> 15)
* Tonsillar size of 3-4 on the Friedman scale
Exclusion Criteria:
* 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