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The Efficacy and Maintain Effect of OPR on OSA Patients After Palatal Surgery

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - 100 YearsAllYi-Ju, Lai
NCT06115018 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

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

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * mild to severe obstructive sleep apnea patients Exclusion Criteria: * Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps * Adenoidal hypertrophy * Bilateral tonsile hypertrophy * Morbid Obesity * Drug or alcohol abuse in one year * Pregnancy * Severe lung disease * Heart disease with high risk of exercise * Neuromuscular disease that can't follow the exercise program * Central or mixed sleep apnea
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What it tests

  • Palatal surgery
  • Oropharyngeal rehabilitation
  • Palatal surgery combined oropharyngeal rehabilitation
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Where

1 site
National Cheng Kung University Hospital
Tainan, Taiwan
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