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Real Life Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Conditions
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Children
Registration Number
NCT03950466
Lead Sponsor
Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
Brief Summary

OBJECTIVES:

PRIMARY: To analyze the cognitive alterations in children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea OSA in different age groups and changes at 12 months after treatment with a protocol based on usual clinical practice.

DESIGN:

Observational, longitudinal, prospective, and multicenter study.

Detailed Description

STUDY POPULATION: Children aged 3 to 12 years consecutively referred to the Sleep Units due to clinical suspicion of OSA.

SAMPLE SIZE: To evaluate the relationship between cognitive measures and polysomnographic variables and differences before-after treatment, a sample size of 1200 children is calculated.

METHODOLOGY: The followiong will be obtained in all children included in the study: personal medical history, Spanish version of Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ), physical and otorhinolaryngological examination, neurocognitive assessment by customary neurocognitive and behavioral tests routinely used in Spain (CUMANIN neuropsychological tests, ENFEN neuropsychological tests, and Spanish version of the ECBI (Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory)), sleep study by polysomnography (PSG) or Respiratory Polygraphy (PR) and blood test.

The diagnosis and treatment of OSAS will be established according to the criteria of the Spanish Consensus Document of OSAS in children.

Depending on the treatment, three groups will be obtained: Group 1: Children with OSAS and adenotonsillar hypertrophy we will perform surgical treatment. Group 2: Children with OSAS and without adenotonsillar hypertrophy will be evaluated other treatments (sleep hygiene-diet and physical activity guidance, medical, orthodontic, continuous positive pressure on the airway (CPAP) treatment, Group 3: regular follow up but no treatment for children referred for suspicion of OSAS and that in PSG or RP the diagnosis of OSAS is not established. In all three groups, at 12 months, we will repeat all assessments as delineated for the initial visit

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1200
Inclusion Criteria
  • Children aged 3 to 12 years consecutively referred to the Sleep Units due to clinical suspicion of OSA.
Exclusion Criteria
  • A significant medical and/or psychiatric comorbidity that may require urgent treatment (Respiratory Failure, Heart Failure, Cardiac Malformations, tumors, psychiatric type disorders that may require specific treatment...)
  • Craniofacial malformations, deposit diseases and/or malformation syndromes (including Down's syndrome)
  • Already diagnosed neurocognitive type disorders (e.g.: Autism, cerebral palsy, etc.)
  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorders previously diagnosed according to DSM-IV criteria
  • Girls ≤ 12 with menarche at the time of starting the study
  • Children that refuse to take part in the study (do not sign the Informed Consent

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Neurocognitive changes after treatment in children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)2018-2021

Changes from before treatment in neurocognitive score on CUMANIN neuropsychological tests in chilren under 6 years old or ENFEN neuropsychological tests in children over six years old at 1 year after treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Behavior changes after treatment in children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)2018-2021

Changes from before treatment in behavior score on ECBI (Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory) at 1 year after treatment

Sleep changes after treatment in children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea(OSA)2018-2021

Changes from baseline in sleep study on polysomnography after treatment

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Hospital Universitario de Burgos

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Burgos, Spain

Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Burgos

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Burgos, Spain

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