TerminatedNot Applicable

Treating Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea After Surgery Failure

Stopped: COVID hindered enrollment

Canada8 participantsStarted 2021-12-03

Plain-language summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the potential improvement of sleep quality in children who have residual obstructive sleep apnea, using either an orthodontic intervention or continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), versus no treatment.

Who can participate

Age range6 Years – 16 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea by polysomnography who presented with a failure in treatment with surgical removal of the tonsils and adenoid tissue --adenotonsillectomy (T\&A). * Patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea but for whom T\&A was not an option following assessment by Otolaryngology. Exclusion Criteria: * Autism spectrum * Down syndrome * Pulmonary hypertension * Cystic fibrosis

What they're measuring

Measure of change in OSA severity

Timeframe: baseline and 12 months

Change from baseline total score Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ) at 12 months

Timeframe: baseline and 12 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03821831

SponsorUniversity of Alberta

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2023-05-08

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