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Administrative data

NCT number NCT01671852
Other study ID # H12-01653
Secondary ID
Status Withdrawn
Phase Phase 3
First received July 5, 2012
Last updated July 28, 2015
Start date May 2012
Est. completion date July 2015

Study information

Verified date July 2015
Source Children's & Women's Health Centre of British Columbia
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Canada: Ethics Review Committee
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children is a disorder of breathing during sleep characterized by prolonged partial upper airway obstruction and/or intermittent complete obstruction (obstructive apnea) that disrupts normal breathing during sleep1. The condition occurs in 2-5% of children and can occur at any age, but it is most common in children between the ages of 2 to 62,3. Untreated OSA is associated with lung disease, heart disease, growth delay, poor learning and behavioral problems such as inattention and hyperactivity. The most common underlying risk factor for the development of OSA is enlargement of tonsils and adenoids. Given the potential risk of complications associated with surgery of the tonsils and adenoids, medications to shrink the adenoids without requiring surgery have been considered, in particular intranasal corticosteroids (INCSs) which is a nose spray. A recent Cochrane systematic review suggested a short-term benefit of INCSs in children with mild to moderate OSA4. The authors recommended that further randomised controlled studies were required to evaluate the efficacy of INCSs in children with OSA. In particular they recommended that future studies should employ sleep studies to look for any improvement with INCSs, and should include children with more severe OSA, as these are the patients at the greatest risk of complications of surgery and would benefit most from a non-surgical treatment. The purpose of this study is therefore to explore the efficacy of INCSs in children with the full spectrum of OSA severity, including sleep study analysis., and longer term follow-up.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Withdrawn
Enrollment 0
Est. completion date July 2015
Est. primary completion date July 2015
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 3 Years to 16 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Children between age 3 and 16 with objectively diagnosed OSA (mild, moderate, severe) as per polysomnography (AHI = 1/h, where AHI is the sum of obstructive and mixed apneas and obstructive hypopneas).

Exclusion Criteria:

- Children with malformation syndromes or craniofacial anomalies

- Children with neuromuscular disorders

- Children with morbid obesity (body mass index = 40)

- Children with asthma requiring steroid treatment

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
Mometasone furoate nasal spray
Included patients will be randomized to a sequence of treatments including a medicated nasal spray and a saline nasal spray. The medicated group will receive Mometasone nasal sprays at the dosage outlined below for 8 weeks. The placebo group will receive saline nasal sprays for an equal duration. Informed consent of the parents or legal guardians will be obtained. For patients that are between age 3 to 11 years and if they are randomized to the medicated group, they will use pediatric dosing of Mometasone nasal sprays, 1 spray (50 mcg) in each nostril once daily for 8 weeks. For patients that are older than age 12 and if they are randomized to the medicated group, they will use adult dosing of Mometasone nasal sprays, 2 sprays (100mcg) in each nostril twice daily for 8 weeks.
Placebo


Locations

Country Name City State
Canada BC Women's and Children's Hospital Vancouver British Columbia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Children's & Women's Health Centre of British Columbia

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Apnea Hypopnea Index (AHI) This wil be measured by polysomnography. 8 weeks No
Secondary Respiratory Disturbance Index This will be measured by polysomnography. At baseline and after each phase of treatment (i.e. after initial 8 weeks invention and again after second 8 weeks intervention) No
Secondary Desaturation index This will be measured by polysomnography. At baseline and after each phase of treatment (i.e. after initial 8 weeks invention and again after second 8 weeks intervention) No
Secondary Respiratory arousal index This will be measured by polysomnography. At baseline and after each phase of treatment (i.e. after initial 8 weeks invention and again after second 8 weeks intervention) No
Secondary Nadir of arterial oxygen saturation This will be measured by polysomnography. At baseline and after each phase of treatment (i.e. after initial 8 weeks invention and again after second 8 weeks intervention) No
Secondary Mean arterial oxygen saturation This will be measured by polysomnography. At baseline and after each phase of treatment (i.e. after initial 8 weeks invention and again after second 8 weeks intervention) No
Secondary Avoidance of surgical treatment for OSA This will be measured by polysomnography. At baseline and after each phase of treatment (i.e. after initial 8 weeks invention and again after second 8 weeks intervention) No
Secondary Clinical symptom score (based on parent repot of, for example, snoring, witnessed apnea, daytime sleepiness etc.) This will be measured by polysomnography. At baseline and after each phase of treatment (i.e. after initial 8 weeks invention and again after second 8 weeks intervention) No
Secondary Tonsillar size (on an ordinal scale from 0 [not visible] to +4 [tonsils touch]) This will be measured by polysomnography. At baseline and after each phase of treatment (i.e. after initial 8 weeks invention and again after second 8 weeks intervention) No