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The Effect of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Operations on the Swallowing Function

NCT03082170 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2017-05-11

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Summary

The investigators hypothesize that partial robotic tongue base resection surgery and / or soft palate surgery, as a treatment for sleep apnea affect the swallowing quality.In order to characterize the dysphagia The investigators will locate participants undergoing this surgery more than six months ago.The investigators will test their swallowing by fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) and let participants fill out a questionnaire regarding swallowing disorders swallowing dysfunction questionnaire (SDQ). Also the investigators will use data collected from participants who have undergone this surgery and already had these tests due to swallowing complaints.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

FEES

FEES test. During this test the investigators look at the pharynx and larynx of the participant while he eats and drinks Economy using number of textures aim to identify swallowing pathology.

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

SDQ

The participant will fill a questionnaire containing 14 questions.These Questions rigorously test all aspects of the swallowing. High score in this test is consistent with swallowing disorder.

BEHAVIORAL

data review

Reviewing the data from the test summary of participants who have already undergone post operative swallowing assessment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rambam Health Care Campus

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Norberto krivoy, MD · Rambam medical center. Haifa Israel

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-06-01
Primary Completion
2017-11-20
Completion
2018-03-20

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