Trial reportSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2020
Effectiveness of barbed repositioning pharyngoplasty for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA): a prospective randomized trial.
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Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- International expert consensus statement: surgical failure in obstructive sleep apnea.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2024Pooled it
- Barbed palatal surgery: single stage or multilevel setting-a systematic review by the Young Otolaryngologists of the Italian Society of Otolaryngology.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 · 2023Pooled it
- Complications and side effects after barbed pharyngoplasty: a systematic review.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2023Pooled it
- Different barbed pharyngoplasty techniques for retropalatal collapse in obstructive sleep apnea patients: a systematic review.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2020Pooled it
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- Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders: A Comprehensive Review of Surgical Innovations and Evolving Technologies.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Analysis of Upper Airway Morphology Using Four-Dimensional Dynamic MRI With Active Deep Learning-Based Automatic Segmentation.Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI · 2026Article
- Barbed Pharyngoplasty simulation using a 3D-printed model: design and validation study.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2024Article
- Consensus Statements among European Sleep Surgery Experts on Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Part 3 Palatal Surgery, Outcomes and Follow-Up, Complications, and Post-Operative Management.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- A New Lighting System for Surgical Vision Optimization in Barbed Pharyngoplasty for OSA.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- International Consensus Statement on Obstructive Sleep Apnea.International forum of allergy & rhinology · 2023Review
- Oromaxillofacial Surgery: Both a Treatment and a Possible Cause of Obstructive Sleep Apnea-A Narrative Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The Effects of Barbed Repositioning Pharyngoplasty in Positional and Non-Positional OSA Patients: A Retrospective Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Anxiety, depression and sleepiness in OSA patients treated with barbed reposition pharyngoplasty: a prospective study.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 · 2022Observational
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: From Symptoms to Treatment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Long-term stability of results following surgery for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).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 · 2022Article
- Sleep medicine in otolaryngology units: an international survey.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2021Article
- Combined Transoral Robotic Tongue Base Surgery and Palate Surgery in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: Modified Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty versus Barbed Reposition Pharyngoplasty.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- OSA Upper Airways Surgery: A Targeted Approach.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Review
- Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome: relationship with obesity and management in obese patients.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2021Review
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of our randomized clinical trial is to produce stronger evidence supporting barbed repositioning pharyngoplasty (BRP) as a therapeutic option for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
methodsThe trial was a single-center prospective controlled trial with two parallel arms (group A: BRP; group B: observation) and randomization. Baseline and 6-month polygraphy evaluating the apnea hypopnea index (AHI), oxygen desaturation index (ODI), and lowest oxygen saturation (LOS) were performed. To test the differences among groups of Student's t test, the role of each factor (univariate analysis) and their independent effect (multivariate analysis) was explored using logistic regression model as appropriate. Linear regression was also conducted.
resultsA significant reduction of AHI, ODI, LOS, and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) values was recorded in the BRP group. BRP showed to be more effective than observation. Logistic regression showed that preoperative AHI is related significantly to postoperative AHI within the BRP group. A linear regression showed that higher baseline AHI predicts more significant postoperative absolute AHI reduction.
conclusionsBRP appears to be a promising technique and might be included within the surgical armamentarium of a sleep surgeon. Patients affected by severe OSA may benefit from this surgery with more significant reduction of AHI values.
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