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PAP for Children With DS and OSAS

Description

Determine the efficacy of family-informed intervention (INT) vs standard clinical care over a period of twelve months in children with obstructive sleep apnea and Down Syndrome.

Conditions

Down SyndromeObstructive Sleep Apnea
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Down SyndromeObstructive Sleep Apnea

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Study Details

Study overview

Determine the efficacy of family-informed intervention (INT) vs standard clinical care over a period of twelve months in children with obstructive sleep apnea and Down Syndrome.

Positive Airway Pressure for the Treatment of the Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Children With Down Syndrome (Stage 2)

PAP for Children With DS and OSAS

Condition
Down Syndrome
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Miami

University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States, 33136

Cincinnati

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229

Philadelphia

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Clinical referral for PAP initiation to treat OSAS
  • * Ages 6-18 years
  • * Children are able to cooperate with testing
  • * Naive to PAP treatment
  • * Major illnesses, such as leukemia or severe cyanotic congenital heart disease listed for cardiac transplant.
  • * Family planning to move out of the city within the next year
  • * Children in foster care
  • * Child with previously treated with PAP
  • * Caregivers who do not speak English well enough to complete behavioral and performance measures.

Ages Eligible for Study

6 Years to 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Miami,

Study Record Dates

2026-01-01