Enhanced Recovery After Uvulopalatoplasty
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Zagazig University
- Where
- Egypt1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- People taking part
- 80 people, planned
- Started
- 1 Dec 2025
- Expected to end
- Apr 2027
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Glossopharyngeal nerve block
- Standard multimodal analgesia
- Record updated
- 6 May 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years to 65 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Confirmed diagnosis of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea
- Patients scheduled for elective palatoplasty under general anesthesia
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status class I and II
Who cannot take part
- Advanced hepatic, renal, cardiovascular, and neurologic diseases
- Patients with chronic opioid use
This trial has no sites in United States.
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
Obstructive sleep apnea is a prevalent condition often treated surgically with palatoplasty, which improves airway patency and reduces apneic events. However, postoperative pain and airway discomfort following palatoplasty can be significant, leading to delayed oral intake, increased opioid consumption, and prolonged recovery. Combining an ultrasound-guided glossopharyngeal nerve block with topical airway anesthesia may provide synergistic analgesia and support a safer recovery profile.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Group IExisting treatment, for comparison
The patient will receive the ultrasound-guided glossopharyngeal nerve block combined with topical airway anesthesia.
Treatment: Glossopharyngeal nerve block
- Group cExisting treatment, for comparison
The patient will receive the standard multimodal analgesia.
Treatment: Standard multimodal analgesia
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Combined Glossopharyngeal Nerve Block With Topical Anesthesia for Enhanced Recovery in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients Undergoing Uvulopalatoplasty
- Record updated
- 6 May 2026