VIdeo Clips for Diagnostic Evaluation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children (VIDEO)

Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (4) locations...
Intervention Type: Diagnostic test
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

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.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 2
Maximum Age: 18
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• 2-18 years old

• referred for diagnostic PSG to assess for OSA at their local tertiary care centre

• parent/caregiver has access to mobile technology

Locations
Other Locations
Canada
Stollery Children's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Edmonton
Montreal Children's Hospital
RECRUITING
Montreal
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
RECRUITING
Ottawa
The Hospital for Sick Children
RECRUITING
Toronto
Contact Information
Primary
Sherri Katz
skatz@cheo.on.ca
(613) 737-7600
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-03-18
Estimated Completion Date: 2029-07-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 625
Treatments
Children with suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Children referred for polysomnography (PSG) to investigate symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov