Guided surgery for children with sleep-disordered breathing
Part of Ear, nose & throat, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial is testing a new way to guide surgery for children with sleep-disordered breathing (loud snoring or pauses in breathing during sleep). Doctors will use a special camera (endoscopy) to look inside the airway while the child is asleep, to help decide the best surgical treatment.
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Who can take part
- Your child must be between 2 and 12 years old.
- Your child must not have had any prior surgery on the nose, throat, or voice box.
- Your child must not have any genetic syndrome, or any condition affecting the face or skull, or a neurological condition that affects breathing or muscle tone.
- Your child must not have lower airway disease such as asthma or tracheomalacia (soft or floppy windpipe).
- Your child must have had a sleep study (either at home or in a sleep lab) that showed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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