Inferior Turbinate Reduction in Pediatric Population Failing Surgery for Sleep Disordered Breathing

October 5, 2016 updated by: University of Missouri-Columbia

Inferior Turbinate Reduction in Pediatric Population Failing Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy for Sleep Disordered Breathing (Randomized, Prospective, Controlled Study)

This study will examine whether treatment of inferior turbinates in patients with continued symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea, sleep related breathing disorder, snoring, disturbed sleeping, open mouth breathing, and upper airway resistance syndrome after tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy will improve these symptoms and should be included in the treatment paradigm for treatment of sleep related breathing disorders in infants, children, and adolescents.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

The question proposed by this study is one of treatment: To what extent does treatment of nasal obstruction from enlarged inferior turbinates with cold ablation inferior turbinate reduction in infants, children, and adolescents improve symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea, sleep related breathing disorder, snoring, disturbed sleeping, open mouth breathing, and upper airway resistance syndrome in patients that continue to have symptoms after tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.

The trial seeks to provide evidence that the treatment of inferior turbinates in patients with continued symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea, sleep related breathing disorder, snoring, disturbed sleeping, open mouth breathing, and upper airway resistance syndrome after tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy will improve these symptoms and should be included in the treatment paradigm for treatment of sleep related breathing disorders in infants, children, and adolescents.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

2

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Missouri
      • Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65212
        • University Hospitals and Clinics

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients that underwent tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy for obstructive sleep apnea, sleep related breathing disorder, snoring, disturbed sleeping, open mouth breathing, and upper airway resistance syndrome with persistent symptomatology.
  2. Enlarged inferior turbinates with nasal obstruction (>25%).
  3. Age 0-18 years.
  4. Lack of improvement of obstructive sleep apnea symptoms after maximal medical treatment with intranasal steroids in patients with symptoms of ARS and H2 blocker medication in patients with symptoms of LPR.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Previous adenotonsillar surgery or placement of tympanostomy tubes for recurrent otitis media, tonsillitis, or sinusitis.
  2. Patients with BMI > 97% for age and sex.
  3. Patients with craniofacial abnormalities.
  4. Patients with previous airway issues, anatomic variance from normal, mallampati class III or IV, septal deviation, choanal stenosis, and nasal stenosis.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control
No inferior turbinate surgery.
Other: Intervention
Intervention group: Cold ablation inferior turbinate reduction utilizing radiofrequency ablation surgery (CITR).
The procedure usually takes 30 minutes and involves the surgeon inserting the coblation inferior turbinate reduction wand into the inferior turbinates and allowing for the radiofrequency cold ablation to ablate soft tissues, with a resultant thermal lesion allowing for additional soft tissue attenuation and contracture with time.
Other Names:
  • Radiofrequency ablation surgery
  • CITR

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
resolution of obstructive sleep apnea symptoms on pediatric sleep questionaire
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Eliav Gov-Ari, MD, University of Missouri-Columbia

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 9, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 9, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

July 10, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 6, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 5, 2016

Last Verified

October 1, 2016

More Information

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