Status:

COMPLETED

Heated Humidified High Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen in Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adolescents

Lead Sponsor:

The Hospital for Sick Children

Conditions:

Obesity

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (Moderate to Severe)

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The research study is being done to test heated humidified high-flow air (HHF), as a treatment for OSA.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • OBESE SUBJECTS:
  • Obesity, defined as a BMI \> 95th percentile for age and gender
  • Age 10 through 18 years
  • Informed consent with assent in accordance with the institutional policies (institutional IRB approval) must be signed by the patient's legally authorized guardian acknowledging written consent to join the study
  • Moderate-severe OSA or Central Sleep Apnea (CSA) as defined by OAHI or CAHI

Exclusion

  • Patients with other neurological problems, including but not limited to neurocutaneous disorders such as neurofibromatosis or tuberous sclerosis
  • Obesity due to other diseases and syndromes (e.g. Prader-Willi syndrome)
  • Pregnancy
  • Currently unwell, hospitalized or recent viral/bacterial infection in the previous 4 weeks
  • Adenoidal and/or tonsillar hypertrophy which may be amenable to surgical intervention to help alleviate OSA
  • Patients with severe respiratory distress
  • Patients with increased risk of pneumothorax including but not limited to previous pneumothorax, bronchiectasis or severe untreated asthma.
  • CHILDREN WITH MEDICAL COMPLEXITY SUBJECTS:
  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • CMC recently diagnosed with moderate to severe OSA or CSA requiring CPAP therapy
  • 0-18 years of age
  • Informed consent with assent in accordance with the institutional policies (institutional IRB approval) must be signed by the patient's legally authorized guardian acknowledging written consent to join the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 2 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05354401

Start Date

March 1 2019

End Date

March 2 2023

Last Update

January 18 2024

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Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X9