This study is an exploratory, multicenter study of up to 300 subjects diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea who are being evaluated for airway surgery. Subjects will undergo standard evaluation for airway surgery as part of standard of care. In addition to the standard airway assessment, a simple, non-invasive measurement of the width of the inside of each subjects mouth will be performed. This measurement takes 2-3 minutes to perform.
The objective of the study is to determine whether pharyngeal width (inside of the mouth) is an appropriate measurement to predict absence of complete concentric collapse (CCC) at the soft palate
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
300
A simple, non-invasive measurement of the pharyngeal width inside each subjects mouth
Valley ENT
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
RECRUITINGRush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States
RECRUITINGMeasurement of pharyngeal width to determine if there is correlation between pharyngeal width and presence or absence of complete concentric collapse at the soft palate during drug induced sleep endoscopy
Pharyngeal width will be measured in millimeters using a caliper
Time frame: Baseline, prior to routine diagnostic drug induced sleep endoscopy
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Mason City Clinic
Mason City, Iowa, United States
RECRUITINGMassachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
RECRUITINGENT Specialty Care of MN
Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States
RECRUITINGOhio State University
Columbus, Ohio, United States
RECRUITINGUniversity of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
RECRUITINGThomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
RECRUITINGUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
RECRUITINGVanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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