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Evaluation of a Simplified Method for Diagnosis of Sleep Apnea in Children and Adults With Down Syndrome

NCT00951730 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 97

Last updated 2015-07-07

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Summary

People with Down syndrome are at increased risk of sleep apnea, not only from obstruction of the upper airway, but also of central origin. According to published data, sleep apnea may occur in at least 40% of children and adults with Down syndrome. Consequences of these sleep apnea are numerous : failure to thrive, cognitive decline, high blood pressure, heart disease, accident due to day sleepiness, fatigue. This condition is treatable in people with Down syndrome, as it is in ordinary people.

Diagnosis of sleep apnea in people with Down syndrome is therefore a major concern. In addition, data regarding age of apparition of this complication are missing, making repeated screening necessary.

Polysomnography is the method of choice for the diagnosis of sleep apnea. Unfortunately, it is time consuming and sleep departments are heavily busy.

Conditions

  • Down Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Polysomnography

Polysomnography is the method of choice for the diagnosis of sleep apnea. This test lasts for one night in hospital.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ministry of Health, France

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Benedicte De Freminville, MD · CHU de Saint-Etienne

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-02-28
Primary Completion
2015-02-28
Completion
2015-02-28

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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