Actively Recruiting
VIdeo Clips for Diagnostic Evaluation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children
Led by Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario · Updated on 2026-01-07
625
Participants Needed
4
Research Sites
223 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which occurs in 1-4% of children, is a serious condition where a person stops breathing periodically during sleep because their airway closes. Untreated, it is associated with high blood pressure, behavioural problems, and lower quality of life. While early diagnosis and treatment are critical, there are significant barriers to access to a sleep study (the best diagnostic test). Questionnaires and overnight oxygen level recordings are limited in their ability to identify OSA. Better screening tools are needed to identify and prioritize children for sleep study testing. Short video clips, recorded using smartphones by parents, may be a useful tool to identify children at risk of OSA who would most benefit from a sleep study. The study aims to evaluate the ability of home smartphone video clips as a screening tool for moderate-severe OSA in children referred for a sleep study. The utility of video clips will also be compared to questionnaires and overnight oxygen saturation recordings. The investigators believe that the video clips will be able to predict moderate-severe OSA in children and that they will be better than standard clinical questionnaires or oxygen recordings. This multi-centre study will include 625 children referred for sleep studies for suspected OSA. Parents will be asked to record short video clips of their child sleeping, which will be rated for the presence and severity of OSA. Children will then undergo a sleep study, and parents will complete a questionnaire about sleep symptoms. Oxygen level recordings will be extracted from the sleep study. The diagnostic accuracy of video clips will be determined and compared to the questionnaire and oxygen level recording. This new approach to screening for pediatric OSA using widely available technology will allow children at the highest risk for moderate-severe OSA to be diagnosed and treated earlier, minimizing the risk of long-term complications.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
VIdeo Clips for Diagnostic Evaluation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Children aged 2 to 18 years
- Referred for a diagnostic sleep study (polysomnography) to assess for obstructive sleep apnea at a local tertiary care center
- Parent or caregiver has access to mobile technology
You will not qualify if you...
- Previous diagnosis of sleep-disordered breathing based on polysomnography within the last five years
- Unable to cooperate for the sleep study
- Suspected central sleep apnea or central hypoventilation
- Presence of genetic or congenital syndrome
- Non-verbal status
- Use of positive airway pressure therapy or tracheostomy
- Parent or caregiver does not speak English or French
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 4 locations
1
Stollery Children's Hospital
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Not Yet Recruiting
2
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L1
Actively Recruiting
3
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Actively Recruiting
4
Montreal Children's Hospital
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
S
Sherri Katz
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
1
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