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Administrative data

NCT number NCT00603044
Other study ID # 15868B
Secondary ID 15868B
Status Completed
Phase Phase 4
First received January 3, 2008
Last updated April 29, 2015
Start date January 2008
Est. completion date August 2009

Study information

Verified date April 2015
Source University of Chicago
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United States: Institutional Review Board
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this research is to find out how a nasal spray (fluticasone furoate), sometimes given to children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), works on certain cells within a child's adenoids. We hypothesize that intranasal steroids lead to an upregulation of T regulatory cells in the adenoid tissues of children with OSAS. This will result in a local reduction in inflammation and edema explaining the improvement in OSAS.


Description:

The objective was to determine the effect of intranasal corticosteroid therapy on T-regulatory cells and other inflammatory cytokines in adenoid tissues in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.Children were randomized to either no treatment or treatment with fluticasone furoate nasal spray, 55 μg/nostril daily, for 2 weeks before adenotonsillectomy. Adenoid tissue was obtained at the time of the procedure.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 24
Est. completion date August 2009
Est. primary completion date January 2009
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 2 Years to 12 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Age: between 2 and 12 years

- Polysomnogram results showing AHI >5/hr irrespective of saturations

- No other significant medical problems except well controlled asthma

- No chronic medication intake except bronchodilators and leukotriene receptor antagonists

- No systemic steroids within the past month

- No intranasal steroids within the past 2 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients with OSAS who are overweight (BMI>95th percentile for age) or who have neurological or craniofacial abnormalities as these tend to have OSAS related to these factors per se.

- Females of the specified age group who have already had their first period.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Basic Science


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
fluticasone furoate
treatment with fluticasone furoate (55 mcg/nostril once daily) for 2 weeks prior to adenotonsillectomy

Locations

Country Name City State
United States University of Chicago Chicago Illinois

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Chicago GlaxoSmithKline

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Number of CD25 Pos/FoxP3 Positive Cells The number of tissue T-regulatory cells, as determined by staining with FOXP3, CD4, and CD25 following adenoidectomy (2 weeks) No
Primary Number of CD4 Pos/FOXP3 Positive Cells The number of tissue T-regulatory cells, as determined by staining with FOXP3, CD4, and CD25 following adenoidectomy (2 weeks) No
Primary IL-10 Staining Intensity IL-10 staining intensity on immunohistochemical staining of adenoid tissues. Units are Integrated optical density (IOD)/100 micrometer squared. following adenoidectomy (2 weeks) No
Primary Amount of IL-10 Secreted by Adenoid Cells After PHA Stimulation Amount of IL-10 secreted by adenoid cells after PHA stimulation following adenoidectomy (2 weeks) No
Primary Amount of TGF Secreted by Adenoid Cells After PHA Stimulation Amount of TGF secreted by adenoid cells after PHA stimulation following adenoidectomy (2 weeks) No
Secondary Adjusted Volume of the Removed Adenoids To adjust for different weights of the children, the volume of the adenoids, estimated by water displacement in the operating room in mL, was divided by the respective weights (kg) of the patients and multiplied by 100. following adenoidectomy (2 weeks) No