The Efficacy and Maintain Effect of Oropharyngeal Rehabilitation on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients After Palatal Surgery

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral, Procedure, Combination product
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

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.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 100
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• mild to severe obstructive sleep apnea patients

Locations
Other Locations
Taiwan
National Cheng Kung University Hospital
RECRUITING
Tainan
Contact Information
Primary
Yi-Ju Lai, PhD
11208035@gs.ncku.edu.tw
+886-6-2353535
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-05-17
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 90
Treatments
Active_comparator: Palatal surgery group
In the palatal surgery group, the participants will receive palatal surgery.To evaluate the effect of treatments on the severity of OSA, tongue muscle strength and the space of the upper airway, the participants will receive polysomonogrphy test, tongue muscle strength test and computed tomography. The time of evaluation will include baseline, 3 and 6 months after treatment.
Active_comparator: Oropharyngeal rehabilitation group
In the oropharyngeal rehabilitation (OPR) group, the participants will receive 12-week OPR. The OPR for the OPR group included three 30-minute sessions of OPR per day, and the exercise would be performed 3-5 days per week for 3 months. The performance of the home exercise will also be recorded by the force-sensing resistor. In addition to home exercise sessions, there will also be twice-weekly clinical visits to adjust the contents of OPR program and monitor training progress. To evaluate the effect of treatments on the severity of OSA, tongue muscle strength and the space of the upper airway, the participants will receive polysomonogrphy test, tongue muscle strength test and computed tomography. The time of evaluation will include baseline, 3 and 6 months after treatment.
Experimental: Palatal surgery combined OPR group
In the palatal surgery combined OPR group, the participants will receive palatal surgery, then 12-week OPR. The program of OPR for this group is as the same of OPR group.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Yi-Ju, Lai

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