Trial reportPloS one2014
Comparative effects of snoring sound between two minimally invasive surgeries in the treatment of snoring: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01955083 (Analysis of Snore Sound Following Minimal Invasive Surgery in Sleep-disordered Breathing Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Analysis of Snore Sound Following Minimal Invasive Surgery in Sleep-disordered Breathing Patients
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Patient-Reported Outcomes of Palatopharyngeal Surgery Without Tonsillectomy: A Meta-Analysis.The Laryngoscope · 2026Pooled it
- Transoral Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy: A Useful Complementary Tool in Sleep Surgery.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2025Article
- Australasian Sleep Association position statement on consensus and evidence based treatment for primary snoring.Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) · 2023Article
- Transoral Tongue Suspension for Obstructive Sleep Apnea-A Preliminary Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Efficacy of pillar implants to reduce snoring and daytime sleepiness.Future science OA · 2021Article
- Snoring Sound Characteristics are Associated with Common Carotid Artery Profiles in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Nature and science of sleep · 2021Article
- Titanium Snoreplasty- A New Surgical Technique.Iranian journal of otorhinolaryngology · 2020Article
- Subjective effects of the sleep position trainer on snoring outcomes in position-dependent non-apneic snorers.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2018Article
- Therapeutic outcomes of mandibular advancement devices as an initial treatment modality for obstructive sleep apnea.Medicine · 2016Article
- Snoring Sounds Predict Obstruction Sites and Surgical Response in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome.Scientific reports · 2016Article
- Treatment of snoring with positional therapy in patients with positional obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.Scientific reports · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundMinimally invasive surgeries of the soft palate have emerged as a less-invasive treatment for habitual snoring. To date, there is only limited information available comparing the effects of snoring sound between different minimally invasive surgeries in the treatment of habitual snoring.
objectiveTo compare the efficacy of palatal implant and radiofrequency surgery, in the reduction of snoring through subjective evaluation of snoring and objective snoring sound analysis. PATIENTS AND
methodThirty patients with habitual snoring due to palatal obstruction (apnea-hypopnea index ≤15, body max index ≤30) were prospectively enrolled and randomized to undergo a single session of palatal implant or temperature-controlled radiofrequency surgery of the soft palate under local anesthesia. Snoring was primarily evaluated by the patient with a 10 cm visual analogue scale (VAS) at baseline and at a 3-month follow-up visit and the change in VAS was the primary outcome. Moreover, life qualities, measured by snore outcomes survey, and full-night snoring sounds, analyzed by a sound analytic program (Snore Map), were also investigated at the same time.
resultsTwenty-eight patients completed the study; 14 received palatal implant surgery and 14 underwent radiofrequency surgery. The VAS and snore outcomes survey scores were significantly improved in both groups. However, the good response (postoperative VAS ≤3 or postoperative VAS ≤5 plus snore outcomes survey score ≥60) rate of the palatal implant group was significantly higher than that of the radiofrequency group (79% vs. 29%, P = 0.021). The maximal loudness of low-frequency (40-300 Hz) snores was reduced significantly in the palatal implant group. In addition, the snoring index was significantly reduced in the radiofrequency group.
conclusionsBoth palatal implants and a single-stage radiofrequency surgery improve subjective snoring outcomes, but palatal implants have a greater effect on most measures of subjective and objective snoring. Multi-stage radiofrequency surgery was not tested.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT01955083.
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