Pediatric Obstructive Sleep ApneaNCT05052216
Development of a Wearable Point of Care Monitoring Device for Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
An observational study of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea, run by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs when the blockage of the airway causes a person to stop breathing involuntarily for 10 seconds or more throughout the night during sleep. Pediatric OSA can be especially concerning and can have long-term effects. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 3 to 12 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- How many people
- 120 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 25 Aug 2022to 31 Jan 2028
- Phase
- Observational
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 3 to 12 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child
Study population: subjects enrolled in other sleep studies, subjects set to receive OSA treatment in the local area
Who may be able to join
- In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:
- Male or female, aged >=3 and <13 years
- For NORM group: Children without OSA (AHI<2)
- For OSA group: Children with OSA (AHI>=2)
Who cannot join
- An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
- Children <3 years or >=13 years
- Any chronic or acute medical condition that in the opinion of the investigators will interfere with overnight sleep study acquisition.
- Any head injuries or physical conditions that in the opinion of the investigators would affect probe signal and contact.
- For NORM group: Children with AHI>=2
- For OSA group: Children with AHI<2
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
For more information at the NIH Clinical Center contact Office of Patient Recruitment (OPR), 800-411-1222 ext. TTY8664111010, prpl@cc.nih.gov
About this study
Background:
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs when the blockage of the airway causes a person to stop breathing involuntarily for 10 seconds or more throughout the night during sleep. Pediatric OSA can be especially concerning and can have long-term effects. Researchers want to see how a monitoring device called near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) compares with the traditional techniques used in children s sleep studies.
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Objective:
To learn about oxygen levels in the brain and limbs in children with and without sleep apnea using a wearable, point-of-care biosensor.
Eligibility:
Children aged 3-12 who have OSA and plan to receive treatment (OSA group) or who do not have OSA (NORM group).
Design:
Participants will be screened with a review of their medical records. If they have taken part in other NIH studies, that data will be reviewed as well.
Participants in the NORM group will have 1 overnight study visit. Those in the OSA group will have 2 overnight study visits.
Participants will do an overnight sleep study. They will have a physical exam and medical history. They will have a sleep study electroencephalography (EEG). For this, electrodes will be placed on their head. They will wear a gauze cap to keep the electrodes in place. Two NIRS probes made of a soft silicon will be placed on their forehead and arm. They will follow their normal bedtime routine. Their parent will stay overnight.
The OSA group will have a second study visit 2 weeks to 12 months after they start treatment for their sleep apnea. They will repeat the sleep study.
Read the detailed description
Study Description:
This observational study will assess the sensitivity of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to hemodynamic events caused by pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (POSA). NIRS can provide a direct examination of brain oxygen saturation that traditional sleep study measurements are not able to capture and may be capable of better explaining health outcomes related to this disease. The purpose of this study is to characterize a wearable, point-of-care NIRS device that measures multiple physiological signals with a focus on cerebral and peripheral oxygenation in children with obstructive sleep apnea and to establish the relationship between traditionally measured parameters during sleep studies (polysomnography) and NIRS technologies. This study will be conducted in collaboration with the Sleep and Neurodevelopment Service at the NIH Clinical Center. Care will not be altered for any patients and this study will be purely observational with no significant risk added to any patient. We hypothesize that changes in NIRS signals of cerebral and peripheral tissue oxygenation due to apnea events will correlate with respiratory flow and oxygen saturation changes measured with PSG.
Objectives:
Primary Objective: Characterize cerebral oxygen saturation and peripheral tissue oxygen saturation during both normal sleep and sleep apnea events in children with respect to traditional polysomnography parameters.
Exploratory Objective 1: Characterize cerebral and peripheral tissue oxygen saturation before and after POSA treatment with respect to traditional polysomnography parameters.
Exploratory Objective 2: Characterize the dynamics of hemoglobin concentrations and tissue oxygenation during different sleep stages.
Exploratory Objective 3: Compare dynamics of cerebral and peripheral tissue oxygen saturation during apneic events in sleep state to a breath hold while subject is awake.
Endpoints:
Primary Endpoint: cerebral oxygen saturation (ScO2), peripheral tissue oxygen saturation (StO2), pulsatile oxygen saturation (SpO2), respiratory flow
Exploratory Endpoint 1: baseline and post-treatment ScO2, StO2, SpO2, AHI, respiratory flow
Exploratory Endpoint 2: baseline and post-treatment delta hemoglobin, delta deoxyhemoglobin, cerebral oxygen saturation
Exploratory Endpoint 3: ScO2, StO2 (during apnea and breath hold)
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Keywords
- near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), tissue oxygenation, Polysomnography, Natural History
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| NORM | healthy children | |
| OSA | children with obstructive sleep apnea |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
ScO2, StO2
peripheral tissue oxygen saturation (StO2), traditional polysomnography measures (SpO2, respiratory effort)
Measured: Baseline
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted22 Sep 2021
- Study start25 Aug 2022
- Primary completion31 Jan 2028 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Jan 2028 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Pediatric Obstructive Sleep ApneaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Case-control
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 120 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- Sponsor type
- US National Institutes of Health
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Bruce J Tromberg, Principal investigator, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05052216
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 10000224
- Other IDs
- 000224-CH
- Status last verified
- 17 Jul 2026
- First submitted
- 21 Sep 2021
- Last updated
- 2 Oct 2026
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: Not a clinical trial. This study serves as a pilot to evaluate and characterize a portable NIRS device for sleep research.
Publications
Ullman N, Anas NG, Izaguirre E, Haugen W, Ortiz H, Arguello O, Nickerson B, Mink RB. Usefulness of cerebral NIRS in detecting the effects of pediatric sleep apnea. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2014 Oct;49(10):1036-42. doi: 10.1002/ppul.22962. Epub 2013 Dec 11.
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