An interventional study of Septoplasty with partial inferior turbinectomy and Nasal polypectomy in Nasal Surgery, Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea, sponsored by Al-Azhar University. Completed at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-03.
Sponsored by Al-Azhar University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of isolated nasal surgery on sleep-disordered breathing, particularly apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and snoring index (SI), Apnea index (AI) and minimal arterial oxygen saturation (MAO2) in adults with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and nasal obstruction.
Snoring is the noisy breathing that occurs throughout sleep, resulting from the vibration of the structures in the oral cavity, including the soft palate, uvula, tonsils, base of the tongue, epiglottis, as well as pharyngeal walls.
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a respiratory sleep disorder distinguished by repeated episodes of partial or total occlusion of the upper airways throughout sleep. This blockage is typically associated with a decrease (hypopnea) or total cessation (apnea) of airflow in the upper airways, and sustained thoracic-diaphragmatic respiratory movements.
122 studies on the registry are indexed under Snoring; 15 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 30 is below the median of 43 across 95 interventional studies indexed under Snoring.
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Relapsed: the illness came back after treatment had worked. Refractory: it did not respond to treatment, or stopped responding while still on it.
Relapsed and refractory
Relapsed: the illness came back after treatment had worked. Refractory: it did not respond to treatment, or stopped responding while still on it.
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Patients with nasal septal deviation and hypertrophied inferior turbinate (HIT) who underwent septoplasty with partial inferior turbinectomy.
Procedure: Septoplasty with partial inferior turbinectomy
Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps who underwent functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) with nasal polypectomy.
Procedure: Nasal polypectomy
Patients with isolated hypertrophied inferior turbinate (HIT) who underwent partial inferior turbinectomy alone.
Procedure: Partial inferior turbinectomy
Patients with nasal septal deviation and hypertrophied inferior turbinate (HIT) who underwent septoplasty with partial inferior turbinectomy.
Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps who underwent functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) with nasal polypectomy.
Patients with isolated hypertrophied inferior turbinate (HIT) who underwent partial inferior turbinectomy alone.
Apnea-Hypopnea Index
The Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) is a critical metric used to diagnose and rank the severity of sleep apnea. It measures the average number of times your breathing completely stops (apneas) or becomes severely shallow (hypopneas) per hour of sleep.
Time frame: 3 months postoperatively
Snoring index
The snoring index was defined as the number of snoring episodes divided by the hours of total sleep time
Time frame: 3 months postoperatively
Plan to share: Yes — The data will be available upon a reasonable request from the corresponding author after the end of study for one year.
Supporting information: Study protocol
Time frame: After the end of study for one year.
Access criteria: The data will be available upon a reasonable request from the corresponding author.
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