Interventional, comparative, open label, single-center study to demonstrate that an early (from 6 months of age) and systematic (every 6 months) screening of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) by polysomnography (PSG) in children with Down Syndrome during the first 3 years of life is associated with an improved neurocognitive development at the age of 3 years.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
80
PSG will be perfomed every 6 months in the Study group from the age of 6 months to 3 years
Institut Jérome Lejeune
Paris, France
Mean Griffith Mental Development Scale (GMDS) scores
Mean Griffith Mental Development Scale (GMDS) scores at the age of 3 years will be compared between the 2 groups
Time frame: At the age of 3 years
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