Kids with sleep apnea: does insomnia stop them from using their breathing machines?
NCT ID NCT07176767
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how insomnia affects how often children and teens use their positive airway pressure (PAP) machines for obstructive sleep apnea. Researchers will track 82 kids aged 8-18 who are starting PAP therapy and measure their machine use over 90 days. The goal is to understand barriers to adherence, including the role of race and ethnicity.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Positive airway pressure therapy (a device that delivers pressurized air through a mask during sleep)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could point toward ways to improve sleep apnea treatment adherence in children and adolescents.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test a new therapy or directly improve health outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 82 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Participants will be recruited from two tertiary care academic hospitals, The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto, Canada) and British Columbia Children's Hospital (BCCH) (Vancouver, Canada).
- Ages
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8 to 18 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: 1. Children aged 8-18 years old 2. Obstructive apnea-hypopnea index ≥ 5/hour on baseline diagnostic polysomnogram (PSG) 3. Newly prescribed PAP therapy Exclusion Criteria: 1\) Developmental disability precluding ability to answer questionnaires
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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British Columbia Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGVancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3N1, Canada
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