What this means
Researchers will compare people who have sleep apnea surgery with people who do not, checking swallowing and mouth function. This is a trial that has not reported results yet, so it cannot yet show what the effects are.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Recruiting
- Who can join
- Ages 20 and over
- Where
- 1 site
The science
- Registered title
- Effects of Surgery on Oral Frailty and Dysphagia in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Trial ID
- NCT07880067 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- observational
- Conditions
- OSA - Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Dysphagia, Oral Frailty
- What is tested
- Upper airway surgery for OSA, Non-surgical management
- Sponsor
- National Sun Yat-sen University
- Ages
- 20 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Oct 19, 2026 · updated Oct 19, 2026
Registry summary
Dysphagia is a commonly reported complaint among patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), particularly those who have undergone upper-airway (oropharyngeal) surgery. However, how surgical treatment for OSA affects swallowing function and oral function (oral frailty) remains unclear.
This prospective cohort study recruits adults with moderate-to-severe OSA from the sleep medicine clinic of Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Taiwan. Participants choose their own treatment as part of routine care; the study does not assign or influence treatment. Participants who undergo OSA surgery form the surgery group, and those who receive non-surgical treatment (e.g., CPAP) or no treatment form the non-surgical group. Swallowing difficulty (EAT-10) and oral frailty (seven oral hypofunction indicators) are assessed before treatment and at 1, 3, and 6 months after treatment.
Sites (1)
- Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan