Central Apnoea Monitor Study

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust15 enrolled

Overview

An initial small study on 15 children that are already being investigated for central sleep apnoea in the sleep unit at Sheffield Children's Hospital. The central apnoea monitor will be placed around the child's abdomen overnight alongside the sensors already being used for the clinical sleep study and the signals from the two systems will be compared to evaluate the accuracy of the new device.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Sleep Apnea

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 1 MonthMax age: 5 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who have been referred for a cardio-respiratory polygraphy sleep study. * Patients aged 1 month up to 5 years old. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects whose parents/legal guardians/carers are not fluent in English, or who have special communication needs. * Child anticipated to become distressed with additional sensor. * Child too clinically unwell to take part (as decided by clinical staff).

Locations (1)

Clinical Research Facility, Sheffield Children's Hospital

Sheffield, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The accuracy of the system in 15 patients, when compared with the gold standard measurement system

Time frame: 24 hours

The acceptability of the sensor to the child as viewed by the parent (and child)

As measured by researcher designed questionnaire

Time frame: End of study

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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