Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:03 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:03 PM
NCT ID:
NCT05669469
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* patients with a recommendation and considered apt for bariatric surgery by the multi-professional group
* aged between 18 and 70
* with a residual (after the 16-week period) BMI above 35 kg/m2
* polysomnographic obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis: Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) above 5 events per hour associated with a co-morbidity and/or complaints of snoring.
Exclusion Criteria:
* patients with body weight above 180 kg - for the impossibility of having a magnetic resonance (MR)
* carrying metal artifacts which contraindicate the performing of MR
* patients with a history of pharyngeal or neoplasia in the head and neck region
* patients affected by gross craniofacial deformities
* pregnant women
* previous UA surgery for OSA
* patients undergoing any other treatment for OSA.
Sex:
FEMALE
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
70 Years
Study:
NCT05669469
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT05669469