Sleep Disorders Trial, Recruiting
Who may be able to join
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Who might be able to join this trial:
- You must be an adult (18 years or older)
- Your body weight relative to your height (BMI) must be less than 30 kg/m²
- You have been diagnosed with mild to moderate sleep apnea (a condition where breathing repeatedly stops during sleep)
- A special sleep test using a camera and light sedation (called DISE) has shown that your throat walls collapse in a specific way during sleep
Who may not be able to join:
- You do not wish to take part in the study
- You are pregnant
- You do not wish to have the surgery involved in the trial
- You have a medical reason why you cannot safely receive general anesthesia
- Your sleep apnea involves blockages at more than one location in your airway
- You have serious mental health, neurological, or heart and lung conditions (such as chronic lung disease or heart failure caused by lung problems)
- You have an underactive thyroid that has not been treated or corrected
- You have severe sleep apnea
- You have abnormalities in the structure of your face or skull
- Your sleep apnea is caused by brain signals rather than a physical blockage, or is a mix of both types
- You are classified as severely obese (confirm with trial site for exact BMI threshold)
Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.
Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.
Contact this trial
Principal Investigator: Enas T Zarief, Assuit U
Phone: 01226270800
Contact details sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before attending.
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Trial details
Where this trial is recruiting
Primary endpoints
Evaluation the outcome of expansion palatoplasty in management of OSAS.
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Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 19 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.