Randomized Controlled Trial of TCRFVR and LAUP in Snorers | NCT00202943

Studies
Randomized Controlled Trial of TCRFVR and LAUP in Snorers

NCT00202943

Sponsor

Taichung Veterans General Hospital

Status

Completed

Last Update Posted

Sep 20, 2005Estimated

Enrollment

Phase

Not Applicable

Conditions

Snorer

Interventions

TCRFVR and LAUP

Countries

Not provided

Protocol Section

Identification Module Status Module Sponsor/Collaborators Module Oversight Module Description Module Conditions Module Design Module Arms/Interventions Module Outcomes Module Eligibility Module Contacts/Locations Module References Module IPD Sharing Statement Module

Results Section

Participant Flow Module Baseline Characteristics Module Outcome Measures Module Adverse Events Module More Info Module

Annotation Section

Annotation Module

Document Section

Large Document Module

Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module Condition Browse Module Intervention Browse Module

Protocol Section

Identification Module

NCT ID

Results Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Annotation Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Document Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module

Version Holder

ID	Type	Description	Link
TCVGH-917003A

Status Module

Record Verification Date

Sep 2005

Overall Recruitment Status or Expanded Access Status

Completed

Last Known Status

Not provided

Delayed Posting

Not provided

Why Stopped

Not provided

Expanded Access Info

Start Date

Mar 2003

Primary Completion Date

Not provided

Completion Date

Mar 2004

First Submitted Date

Sep 13, 2005

First Submission Date that Met QC Criteria

Sep 13, 2005

First Posted Date

Sep 20, 2005Estimated

Results Waived

Not provided

Results First Submitted Date

Not provided

Results First Submitted that Met QC Criteria

Not provided

Results First Posted Date

Not provided

Certification/Extension (aka Delayed Results) First Submitted Date

Not provided

Certification/Extension First Submitted that Passed QC Review

Not provided

Certification/Extension First Posted Date

Not provided

Last Update Submitted Date

Sep 13, 2005

Last Update Posted Date

Sep 20, 2005Estimated

Description Module

Brief Summary

We hypothesis that radiofrequency will cause less post-operative discomfort when compared with laser assited uvulopharyngoplasty. 40 patients with primary snore will be enrolled into this study. After overnight sleep test confimred that no obstructive sleep apnea existed, cases were informed consented. Then they were randomized into two groups. Post-operative pain, duration of analgesics were recorded.

Detailed Description

Although Rf group was less effective, they felt less discomfort.

Design Module

Study Type

Interventional

Number of References to an Expanded Access Study

Not provided

Expanded Access Types

Not provided

Patient Registry

Not provided

Target Follow-Up Duration

Not provided

Phases

Not Applicable

Interventional Study Design

Allocation

Biospecimen

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Enrollment

Name	Type	Description	Arm Group Labels	Other Names
TCRFVR and LAUP	Procedure

Measure	Description	Time Frame
LAUP is more effective in eliminating snoring

Measure	Description	Time Frame
However, Rf cause less post-operative discomfort

Eligibility Module

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

RDI < 5/h

Exclusion Criteria:

Previous treated snoring, coagulation disorder

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sex

All

Sex/Gender Based

Not provided

Sex/Gender Description

Not provided

Minimum Age

20 Years

Maximum Age

Not provided

Standard Ages

AdultOlder Adult

Study Population

Not provided

Sampling Method

Not provided

Contacts/Locations Module

Central Contacts

Not provided

Overall Officials

Name	Affiliation	Role
Shih-An Liu, MD, MHA	Taichung Veterans General Hospital	Principal Investigator

Locations

Not provided