Measures of Pulmonary Health in Children With Down Syndrome
Status: Recruiting
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Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
The goal of the study is to learn more about tests that can assess lung health in children with Down syndrome.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 3
Maximum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Children aged 3 to 18 years, inclusive, at time of consent
• Diagnosis of Down syndrome/trisomy 21 or mosaicism
• Able to walk
• Had a swallow study (video fluoroscopic swallow study or fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing) performed within 5 years of consent date
Locations
United States
Colorado
Children's Hospital Colorado
RECRUITING
Aurora
Contact Information
Primary
Allison Keck
dsresearch@childrenscolorado.org
720-777-6860
Backup
Rawan Jarrar
Time Frame
Start Date: 2020-08-21
Estimated Completion Date: 2024-12-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 75
Treatments
Children with Down syndrome and aspiration
Outcomes will be compared between two groups although no intervention is submitted, this is an observational study.
Children with Down syndrome without aspiration
Outcomes will be compared between two groups although no intervention is submitted, this is an observational study.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Leads: University of Colorado, Denver