The primary purpose of this randomized controlled trial s to investigate whether surgical reduction of palatine tonsils (tonsillotomy) is a superior treatment compared to complete surgical removal of palatine tonsils (tonsillectomy) in adults patients with obstructive sleep apnea and concomitant enlarged tonsils in regards of perioperative and postoperative morbidity.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
464
Standard tonsillectomy
Tonsillotomy
Postoperative hemorrhage
Postoperative hemorrhage event - readmission to the hospital
Time frame: 14 days
Postoperative pain
Postoperative pain self-assed daily by using Visual Analoge Scale (VAS) 0 = No pain, 10 = maximal pain.
Time frame: 30 days
Recovery time - Sick leave
Sick-leave in days, measured when the patient is at work or back at school, day 0 = surgery day and outcome day is last day of sick-leave
Time frame: 30 days
Morbidity
Re-admission at the hospital. Event is registered as null if no re-admission occurs and 1 or 2 etc. if re-admission occurs within first 30 days after surgery
Time frame: 30 days
AHI
Apnea Hypopnea Index before and after surgery. Increase in AHI means worsening in apnea hypopnea index. AHI is measured by performing at home type 3 sleep registration
Time frame: 180 days
DISE - VOTE
Velum Oropharyngeal Tongue base Epiglottis (VOTE) evaluation. 0 = no collaps 1. = partial collaps 2. = complete collaps
Time frame: 180 days
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