CompletedNot Applicable

Upper Airway of Women With Obstructive Sleep Apnea After Bariatric Surgery

Brazil38 participantsStarted 2017-08-15

Plain-language summary

Evaluation of upper airway with Magnetic Resonance and polysomnographic at the pre and post operative of 23 women having undergone bariatric surgery (with the Y-Roux technique) for treatment of obesity.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 70 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * patients with a recommendation and considered apt for bariatric surgery by the multi-professional group * aged between 18 and 70 * with a residual (after the 16-week period) BMI above 35 kg/m2 * polysomnographic obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis: Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) above 5 events per hour associated with a co-morbidity and/or complaints of snoring. Exclusion Criteria: * patients with body weight above 180 kg - for the impossibility of having a magnetic resonance (MR) * carrying metal artifacts which contraindicate the performing of MR * patients with a history of pharyngeal or neoplasia in the head and neck region * patients affected by gross craniofacial deformities * pregnant women * previous UA surgery for OSA * patients undergoing any other treatment for OSA.

What they're measuring

Upper airway changes after surgical weight loss

Timeframe: 6 months

Obstructive sleep apnea parameters measured thought polysomnographic changes after weight loss

Timeframe: 6 months

Changes in volumes and areas of upper airway

Timeframe: 6 months

Correlation between the changes on upper airway with the changes on obstructive sleep apnea

Timeframe: 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05669469

SponsorMichel Burihan Cahali

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2021-03-25

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