New study tests whether a 'Navigator' can speed up sleep apnea care for kids
NCT ID NCT06828835
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a program called REPOSE, where a patient navigator helps families overcome barriers to getting specialist care for children with sleep-disordered breathing. The navigator provides support, resources, and coordinates care between doctors and parents. The goal is to see if this approach leads to faster and more equitable specialist evaluations for 80 children from diverse backgrounds.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- patient navigation program (REPOSE)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that a simple support program helps children with sleep apnea get the right specialist care faster and more fairly.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (80 participants) testing a process, not a treatment. It may not lead to direct health improvements or work in other settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
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.
- Ages
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2 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: * Parents or caregivers (18 and older) of children who were referred by any primary care for SDB evaluation with sleep medicine or pediatric otolaryngology * Patients 2.00 to 11.99 years old * Parents with a working phone who are willing to participate in the study for a 12-month period after enrollment Exclusion Criteria: * Patients already established with sleep medicine or otolaryngology which would bias ease of completing specialty evaluation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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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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Medical University of South Carolina
RECRUITINGCharleston, South Carolina, 29412, United States
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