Could a home test replace the sleep lab for kids with sleep apnea?
NCT ID NCT05382754
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a home sleep apnea test is as accurate as the standard overnight sleep lab test for children ages 5 to 12. Researchers will compare results from both tests and see how they affect treatment choices. The goal is to find a more comfortable and convenient way to diagnose sleep apnea in kids.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 317 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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5 to 12 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Male and female children age 5-12 years old inclusive * Referred for diagnostic PSG at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Sleep Laboratory for evaluation of OSA as part of clinical care * Parental/guardian permission (informed consent) and if appropriate, child assent. Exclusion Criteria: * Children without Down syndrome who have had a PSG within 3 years of enrollment * Children with Down syndrome who have had a PSG within 1 year of enrollment. * Children with a history of hypoventilation or hypoxemia or who require supplemental oxygen or positive airway pressure during sleep * Children with a tracheostomy or tracheocutaneous fistula * Children who live in a facility without their parent
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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