Breathing problems after tonsil surgery in children with obstructive sleep apnea
Reviews past records of breathing problems after tonsil surgery in children with sleep apnea.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- University Hospital, Antwerp
- Where
- Edegem, BelgiumSee the siteAlso in 1 other country, 1 site
- Trial code
- Registry title
- A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis of Postoperative Respiratory Complications in Children With Obstructive Sleepapnea
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 158 people enrolled
- Started
- 2 May 2022
- Ended
- 7 Jan 2026
- Type of study
- Observational
- Record updated
- 12 November 2026
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for children scheduled for tonsil surgery (with or without adenoid removal) to treat obstructive sleep apnea. It reviews breathing problems after surgery.
- Age
- 1 Year to 18 Years
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
- Disease stage
- Obstructive sleep apnea (OSAS) treated with (adeno)tonsillectomy.
- Biomarker or test result
- A sleep study (polysomnography) done within 1 year before surgery must be available.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Had a surgery other than (adeno)tonsillectomy to treat OSAS
- No polysomnography available within 1 year before surgery
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- scheduled for (adeno)tonsillectomy as treatment for OSAS
Who cannot take part
- other surgery than (adeno)tonsillectomy performed as treatment for OSAS
- Polysomnography not available within 1 year before surgery
Where in Belgium
Also in 1 other country, 1 site
- Antwerp University HospitalEdegem, BelgiumNo longer taking part
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This retrospective observational study aims to evaluate postoperative respiratory complications (PORC) after (adeno)tonsillectomy in children with OSA.
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In order to increase the number of patients available for analysis, we will merge data collected at UZA with data collected at the the Department of Sleep Laboratory and Sleep Surgery at the Heim Pal National Pediatric Institute, Hungary. These colleagues performed an identical prospective data collection.
The group in the trial
- Children with Obstructive Sleepapnea (OSA)
Children with OSA after (adeno)tonsillectomy
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis of Postoperative Respiratory Complications in Children With Obstructive Sleepapnea
- Plain-language title
- Breathing problems after tonsil surgery in children with obstructive sleep apneaGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 9 November 2026.
- Record updated
- 12 November 2026