Tokyo, Aug. 1 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000060444) titled 'A study investigating whether sleep apnea treatment affects swallowing function' on July 31.

Study Type: Observational

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Yamato Hidakami Medical Corporation

Condition: Condition - Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - To determine whether OSA treatment influences swallowing-related symptoms. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 18 years-old = Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Untreated patients, including those prior to initiating OSA therapy Patients who met the Japanese health insurance criteria for CPAP coverage and were receiving either CPAP therapy or CPAP with OA therapy. Key exclusion criteria - Poor CPAP adherence Prior diagnosis of dysphagia Severe asthma or Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Neurodegenerative diseases or neuromuscular disorders History of stroke History of head and neck surgery Target Size - 400

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - No longer recruiting Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 06 Month 30 Day Date of IRB - 2025 Year 08 Month 30 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2025 Year 07 Month 01 Day Last follow-up date - 2025 Year 07 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000069129

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