Status:

COMPLETED

A Research Study for Children About Heart Changes and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

Lead Sponsor:

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Conditions:

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Eligibility:

All Genders

5-13 years

Brief Summary

In this research study the investigators want to learn more about the risk of developing blood vessel and heart disease from night-time sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a condition that results from blocki...

Detailed Description

This study is designed primarily to investigate the changes in blood vessels compliance and stiffness in children ages 5 to 13 years with the syndrome of obstructive breathing during sleep. It is desi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Normal controls will be enrolled from children who have a signed informed consent and who have completed the initial polysomnography; whose history does not reveal any symptoms of obstructive breathing during sleep; and who have a polysomnogram that is considered normal.
  • SDB groups will be enrolled from children who have a signed informed consent and who have completed the initial polysomnography with OI\>1; whose history includes snoring, hypertrophied tonsils or hypertrophied adenoids. Subjects will be assigned to a study group based on results of the overnight polysomnogram.

Exclusion

  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Children with positive history of snoring without evidence of AHI\> 1 and who do not follow through with tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy surgery.
  • Children with chronic pulmonary conditions including asthma (children with mild, intermittent asthma will be included and are defined as use of rescue inhaler \< 1/wk unless treatment for exercise induced asthma).
  • Children with cardiac disease
  • Children with neuromuscular disorders
  • Children with developmental delay such as Down syndrome
  • Children with chronic renal disease such as chronic pyelonephritis or glomerulonephritis
  • Children with endocrinological disorders or who are on chronic steroid therapy including inhaled steroids.
  • Children using medications which influence the autonomic nervous system such as adrenergic and cholinergic drugs, alpha and beta blockers, and drugs with parasympatholytic action.
  • Children with any acute or chronic inflammatory condition.
  • Children with BMI Z score that exceeds 2.9 for age and gender.
  • Children who do not complete the first 36 hour AMBP study with a 70% success rate of BP readings.
  • Children with a history of chronic or recurrent tonsillitis (by parent or physician report) defined as 6 episodes of tonsillitis / year for a period of one year; 5 episodes of tonsillitis / year for 2 years; 4 episodes of tonsillitis / year for 3 years.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2006

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

231 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01837459

Start Date

November 1 2006

End Date

December 1 2015

Last Update

April 14 2016

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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229

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