Prediction of Tongue Base Obstruction During Sleep

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Conditions studied: Obstructive Sleep Disordered Breathing

In brief

This study investigates the hypothesis that, in children, tongue motor functions can predict both the anatomical site and the degree of upper airway obstruction contributing to obstructive sleep-disordered breathing.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06792045

Run by

Université Catholique de Louvain

People needed

48

Starts

2025-08-22

Expected to finish

2027-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-04

Who can join

Age: 6 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age between 6 and 17 years old
• Medical diagnosis of obstructive sleep-disordered breathing requiring surgical removal of tonsils (partial or total) and/or adenoids
• Positive Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire (8 or more positive responses)
• Eligibility for surgical intervention

You may not qualify if…

• Neurological, cardiac, or respiratory comorbidity other than obstructive sleep-disordered breathing
• Previous surgery of the upper airway or oral cavity
• History of or current head or neck cancer
• Cranial, upper airway, or oral cavity malformation
• Contraindication to performing endoscopy

Where it is running

• Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc — Brussels, Belgium (enrolling)

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