Evaluation Of The Pharynx in Patients Undergoing Lateral Pharyngoplasty

Evaluation of the Pharynx Through MRI in Patients Undergoing Lateral Pharyngoplasty for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01427075

Enrollment

Registered

2011-09-01

Start date

2011-03-31

Completion date

2012-11-30

Last updated

2012-04-10

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Conditions

Sleep Apnea, Obstructive

Keywords

Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Pharyngeal Muscles

Brief summary

This study will evaluate the pharynx in patients undergoing lateral pharyngoplasty for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea through MRI, before and 6 months after surgery.

Interventions

PROCEDURELATERAL PHARYNGOPLASTY

tonsilectomy and lateral pharyngoplasty

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Exclusion criteria

* MRI contraindications

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
expansion of pharynx	6 months

Countries

Brazil

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026