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Measuring Effectiveness in Sleep Apnea Surgery

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00518128
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 20, 2007
Last Update Posted : May 22, 2012
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Eric Kezirian, University of California, San Francisco

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The goal of this research is to improve our understanding of the effectiveness of surgical OSA treatment by evaluating its impact on these health-related and functional outcomes and comparing these effects to the changes in respiratory physiology achieved after surgery. To achieve this goal, we will examine key health-related (C-reactive protein, homocysteine, leptin, the homeostasis model of insulin resistance, and heart rate variability) and functional (sleep-related quality of life and vigilance) measures among a surgical group of OSA patients who do not tolerate non-surgical treatment (positive airway pressure, PAP) and a comparison group of matched OSA patients who tolerate PAP.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Procedure: Surgical OSA treatment Procedure: Positive Airway Pressure Therapy Not Applicable

Detailed Description:
The goal of this research is to improve our understanding of the effectiveness of surgical OSA treatment by evaluating its impact on these health-related and functional outcomes and comparing these effects to the changes in respiratory physiology achieved after surgery. To achieve this goal, we will examine key health-related (C-reactive protein, homocysteine, leptin, the homeostasis model of insulin resistance, and heart rate variability) and functional (sleep-related quality of life and vigilance) measures among a surgical group of OSA patients who do not tolerate non-surgical treatment (positive airway pressure, PAP) and a comparison group of matched OSA patients who tolerate PAP. We propose to measure the impact of surgical OSA treatment on these health-related and functional outcomes measures with the following three analyses: (1) to assess the changes seen with surgical treatment; (2) to compare changes seen with surgical and PAP treatment; and (3) to evaluate the association between changes in respiratory patterns during sleep and changes in health-related and functional outcomes measures for both surgical and PAP treatment.
Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 60 participants
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Measuring Effectiveness in Sleep Apnea Surgery
Study Start Date : July 2007
Actual Primary Completion Date : June 2011
Actual Study Completion Date : June 2011

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MedlinePlus related topics: Sleep Apnea

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Active Comparator: 1
Surgical OSA Treatment Group: Moderate to Severe OSA patients who are unable to tolerate PAP (Positive Airway Pressure) and elect to proceed with surgical treatment (surgical cohort).
 Procedure: Surgical OSA treatment
uvulopalatopharyngoplasty +/-tonsillectomy, genioglossus advancement, and hyoid suspension
Other Name: UPPP, GA hyoid myotomy and suspension
Active Comparator: 2
Positive Airway Pressure Therapy Comparison Group: Moderate to Severe OSA patients who tolerate PAP (Positive Airway Pressure).
 Procedure: Positive Airway Pressure Therapy
Continuous positive airway pressure for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
Other Name: CPAP


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. C-reactive protein level [ Time Frame: Before and after surgery ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Leptin, Homocysteine, Homeostasis model of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), Heart rate variability, Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire and Psychomotor Vigilance Task. [ Time Frame: Before and after surgery ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria (Surgical Group)

  • Unable to tolerate PAP, supported by statement from sleep physician
  • Multilevel airway obstruction
  • Elect to proceed with surgical OSA treatment (uvulopalatopharyngoplasty +/-tonsillectomy, genioglossus advancement, and hyoid suspension)

Inclusion Criteria (Comparison Group-PAP)

  • Tolerance of PAP during titration study and indication of willingness to use
  • No previous treatment of PAP except during titration study
  • Washout period of two weeks between PAP titration study and study assessment
  • Matched to surgical group patient on age, gender, race, body mass index, and OSA disease severity (apnea-hypopnea index)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant women
  • Primary snoring or mild OSA (apnea-hypopnea index < 15)
  • Known neurologic, cardiac, hepatic, or renal disorder
  • Acute illness or infection
  • Co-existing sleep disorder other than primary snoring
  • Unable to fast overnight prior to blood draw
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Locations
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United States, California
UCSF Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
San Francisco, California, United States, 94115
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of California, San Francisco
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Eric Kezirian, MD University of California, San Francisco
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Responsible Party: Eric Kezirian, Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00518128    
Other Study ID Numbers: RR024130
First Posted: August 20, 2007    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: May 22, 2012
Last Verified: May 2012
Keywords provided by Eric Kezirian, University of California, San Francisco:
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Leptin
Homocysteine
C-reactive protein
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Apnea
Sleep Apnea Syndromes
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Respiration Disorders
Respiratory Tract Diseases
 Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory
Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic
Dyssomnias
Sleep Wake Disorders
Nervous System Diseases